on our way to Inverness we stopped at Ruthven barracks ,the scene of two sieges during the 45 the first in August 1745 12 British Soldiers under Sergeant Molloy held off over 200 jacobites ,killing 2 and wounding many more for the loss of 1 of their own .The following year the now Lieutenant Molloy held off a large jacobite force who had artillery long enough to cause a lot of casualties before surrendering the barracks .The day after Culloden a large jacobite force gathered at the barracks waiting further orders ,whe the order came it was everyman for them selves and the departing Jacobites set fire to the buildings before going ,leaving what we see today. Inverness has many stories regarding the 45 ,the most moving is the story of the Jacobites executed in Old High Church Graveyard and buried beneath what is now the path ,British wounded from Culloden watched from the house across the river .In the photos the 2 small curved grave stones reputedly were where the British troops rested their muskets as they took aim ,the twin chimneys are the white house where the Injured Brits watched from .Inverness has many statues and monuments to Hughland regiments .
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| The two curved stones with anewer grave between them |
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| Old Hugh Church viewed from the Whitehouse |
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| one of the locals |
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