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Atmosphere
12 of comments mentioned the importance
of atmosphere, closely linked to the earlier themes of peacefulness and sense of place.
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These comments underline the connection between the landscape and the events that took place on the moor; it is in the space in-between that communities are making their meaning. Participants linked the historic events, their own emotions and the landscape to create something that’s larger than the sum of its parts. This sense of
place, spiritual connection or resonance creates a special atmosphere that is difficult to describe but easy to destroy.
‘The VisitorCentre is really good, but the atmosphere when you walk around the battlefield, and see the stones is something else. It gave me goose bumps just to imagine what happened that day. It would be a crime to lose such a beautiful landmark.’
‘Culloden is a very atmospheric place. On the brightest, warmest days there is a deep, brooding
(I cannot describe it any other way), melancholy, sorrowful feel on the place. Sends shivers down your spine, a truly amazing place.’
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‘The atmosphere – it has a sense of the past, the windswept moorland. It was a battlefield and is a mass graveyard that should be afforded respect. Development would detract from that.’
‘The silent, dignified atmosphere honouring the dead which even my dog picked up. To interfere with this with further development would be nothing short of undignified and disgraceful. There is no justification for it and if NTS do not stand against it we will resign our membership.’
‘The atmosphere of the place was amazing – made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. That must be maintained somehow ...’
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