Outlander fans hand over 900 snaps of show’s famous Scottish site in bid to preserve its future
Outlander have been submitted by the public in a bid to preserve its future.Clava Cairns, a Bronze Age burial ground near Inverness, is believed to be the inspiration for the TV show’s Craigh na Dun.The mysterious stone circle is where WWII combat nurse Claire, the lead character played by Caitriona Balfe, is swept back in time to the 18th century and the eve of the Battle of Culloden.The series, which stars Scottish actor Sam Heughan, has attracted many thousands of visitors to the 4000-year-old site but the “Outlander Effect” has led to erosion and other damage.A conservation project, Monument Monitor, run by Historic Environment Scotland and University College London, uses visitor photographs to examine changes at remote heritage