Culloden Battlefield Finds Could Be Evidence of 'Valiant Action'

Archaeologists Unearth More Than 100 Projectiles From an Iconic Battlefield in Scotland

The Battle of Culloden marked the end of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was the last pitched battle fought on British soil

Culloden Battlefield finds could be evidence of 'valiant action'

Archaeologists believe the musket balls are from a part of the battle that allowed Jacobites to escape.

Archaeologists recover over 100 Jacobite projectiles in unexplored area of Culloden

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland have recovered more than 100 projectiles, including lead musket balls and cannon shot, from Culloden Battlefield.

Hundreds of projectiles uncovered at Culloden

Excavations on Culloden Battlefield, near Inverness, this past October have recovered more than 100 projectiles in an area of the site that had not previously yielded any archaeological discoveries. The battle – the last to take place on British soil – occurred on 16 April 1746 and saw the defeat of the Jacobite army, led…

Archaeologists recover 100 projectiles including lead musket balls and cannon shot from Culloden Battlefield

Archaeologists have recovered more than 100 projectiles, including lead musket balls and cannon shot, from Culloden Battlefield. The battle, fought on 16 April 1746, saw the decisive defeat of the Jacobite army, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie by government forces commanded by the Duke of Cumberland’s government army. The new findings, from an area of… The post Archaeologists recover 100 projectiles including lead musket balls and cannon shot from …

Archaeologists recover hundreds of Jacobite projectiles in unexplored area of Culloden

30.10.2025 - Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland have recovered more than 100 projectiles, including lead musket balls and cannon shot, from Culloden Battlefield. The discoveries were made earlier this month (October) by a team of archaeologists and volunteers led by the Trust's Head of Archaeology Derek Alexander and the University's Professor Tony Po