The Culloden Walk

[macwilkin]

Well I wonder why on earth they need a $USD3.6m visitors centre.
I thought the one I saw a year ago was quite adequate.
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of the stones, but a fancier visitors' centre does nothing to enhance the experience of being at Culloden for me.

I can't speak for Culloden, but as someone who has worked as a park ranger, sometimes new facilities are needed, like a visitor center, to house and store artifacts in a "climate-controlled atmosphere", to provide greater display space for such artifacts, and to improve and update existing displays and interpretive text in the light of new research. Not to mention if a facility is 20-30 years old just basic repair and making the visitor's experience more valuable.

Visitor Centers, INHMO, are a valuable "first contact" point for those who may not have any idea about the site they are visiting -- and believe you me, I meet a lot of folks who have no idea about the Civil War, let alone our particular battlefield.

Regards,

Todd

[Graham]

Todd, point taken, I like visitors centres, and while I have to say I don't know the whole story....I just thought the one they had there was OK, it is quite large and spacious from memory.

Come on David, you were there with me, what do you think?? (not that anything we say will change the situation).
I agree with Mike, there is so much restoration to be done on historic buildings, I wonder about the spending.

[Hamish]

As an avid supporter of, and voluntary worker for, The National Trust (England & Wales) I have placed an order for a single stone for The National Trust for Scotland's Culloden Walk.