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Salmond visits historic battle site

Aug 4 2008

First Minister Alex Salmond is due to visit the site of a famous battle as he kicks off a visit to the north of Scotland.

The Nationalist leader will tour Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre on Monday afternoon as part of a two-day programme in Inverness.

The Battle of Culloden, on April 16 1746, was the final clash between the Jacobites and the Hanoverian British, and a decisive moment in European history.

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