Outlander Filming Locations Guide
Time-traveling romance series
Explore 150 iconic filming locations from Outlander. Our comprehensive guide includes detailed maps, visiting information, photo opportunities, and insider tips to help you plan the perfect Outlander filming location tour.
Explore Outlander Filming Locations
Discover 150 iconic destinations where the magic happened
Plan Your Outlander Film Tourism Adventure
Every Outlander fan dreams of visiting the real-world locations where their favorite scenes came to life. Our comprehensive filming location guide makes it easy to plan your ultimate fan pilgrimage, whether you're exploring locally or planning an international film tourism adventure.
What's Included in Our Guide
- • Exact filming locations with GPS coordinates
- • Scene-by-scene breakdown and photo opportunities
- • Public transport and driving directions
- • Opening hours, admission fees, and accessibility info
- • Best times to visit for photography
- • Insider tips from fellow Outlander fans
Perfect for Film Tourists
- • Solo travelers and fan groups
- • International visitors planning Outlander tours
- • Local fans discovering nearby locations
- • Photography enthusiasts and content creators
- • Families looking for unique vacation experiences
- • Film students and industry professionals
All Locations
10 locations found
Blackness Castle - Armoury
**The Armoury at Blackness Castle served as Fort William's weapons storage in Outlander, where British forces maintained their military equipment.** This section of the 15th-century fortress provided the backdrop for scenes involving military preparations and weapon demonstrations. The stone chambers and vaulted ceilings created an authentic atmosphere for depicting 18th-century garrison life. Built as part of the castle's defensive infrastructure, the armoury would have stored cannons, muskets, and ammunition for the coastal fortification. In the series, these chambers emphasize the military might of the British presence in Scotland. The practical architecture and thick stone walls made it ideal for filming scenes that required period-appropriate military settings.
Clava Cairns - Cairn 3
**Clava Cairns Cairn 3 (Ring Cairn/Central Cairn) represents a unique fusion of prehistoric burial traditions, combining elements of chambered cairns and stone circles in a design that exemplifies Bronze Age innovation.** Unlike the passage graves, this central monument never had a roof or accessible central chamber, instead featuring distinctive stone 'rays' or causeways that extend outward from the perimeter to three surrounding standing stones, creating a remarkable sunray effect. This innovative design demonstrates how ancient Highland cultures adapted and combined different spiritual traditions, reflecting the cultural exchange and development that characterized Bronze Age Scotland. The ring cairn's open design and radiating patterns suggest it served different ceremonial purposes than the burial chambers, possibly for community gatherings and seasonal celebrations. This blending of traditions and innovative approach to sacred architecture resonates with Outlander's themes of cultural fusion and the evolution of Highland traditions across centuries.
Culross Palace & Village - Cobblestone Lane
**The cobblestone lanes of Culross Village transport visitors into the heart of 17th-century Scotland, doubling as the atmospheric streets of Cranesmuir in Outlander.** These ancient cobbled pathways, lined with white-harled houses and distinctive red pantile roofs, create the perfect backdrop for the village scenes featuring Claire Fraser and Geillis Duncan. The cobblestones themselves are original, worn smooth by centuries of use, and provide an authentic texture that required no additional set dressing for filming. Walking these lanes feels like stepping directly into the world where Claire first encounters the mysterious Geillis and experiences the suspicions of witchcraft that permeate the village. The irregular stone patterns and varying levels create natural leading lines that draw viewers deeper into the medieval atmosphere. Many of the carved lintel stones above doorways date back centuries, each telling the story of the families who once lived here, adding historical depth to every Outlander scene filmed along these paths.
Doune Castle - Castle Grounds
**Doune Castle - Castle Grounds contributes to the magnificent Castle Leoch, the ancestral stronghold of Clan MacKenzie in Outlander.** This section of the 14th-century fortress adds to the authentic medieval atmosphere that makes Doune Castle perfect for depicting Highland clan headquarters. Built by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, the castle's various areas showcase different aspects of medieval Scottish castle life, from defensive capabilities to domestic arrangements. The stone walls and period architecture create natural drama that required minimal set decoration to convincingly portray the seat of MacKenzie power. Each area of the castle tells part of the story of Highland clan politics and family loyalty that defines Jamie Fraser's world. The combination of strategic positioning and architectural sophistication makes every section of Castle Leoch authentic to the medieval Highland experience.
Falkland Palace & Village - Bruce Fountain
**The historic Tyndall Bruce Fountain, built in 1856, sits majestically in Falkland's village square and serves as one of Outlander's most iconic filming locations.** This Victorian fountain is where Frank glimpses Jamie's ghost watching Claire from her bedroom window at Mrs. Baird's B&B in Season 1, Episode 1. The fountain was named after Margaret Steuart Hamilton Bruce, who inherited Falkland in 1828 and became Hereditary Keeper of Falkland Palace. During filming, black rubber was placed over the original red lions to create more muted colors suitable for the 1940s atmosphere. The surrounding cobbled square perfectly captures the essence of 1940s Inverness, making this location central to Claire and Frank's honeymoon scenes. The fountain remains largely unchanged since filming, allowing visitors to recreate this memorable supernatural encounter.
Glen Coe - Blackrock Cottage
**Glen Coe - Blackrock Cottage represents the dramatic Highland landscape that serves as the quintessential backdrop for Outlander's Highland scenes, embodying the wild Scottish wilderness that defines Jamie Fraser's ancestral Scotland.** This Highland location showcases the ancient volcanic and glacial landscape that shaped Highland clan culture and provided the territorial boundaries where Highland communities maintained their traditions for centuries. The dramatic Highland terrain, formed by volcanic activity 420 million years ago and carved by glacial action over millennia, creates the authentic Highland atmosphere that appears throughout Outlander's opening credits and Highland establishing shots. While specific scenes weren't filmed at this exact location, the Highland landscape visible here perfectly captures the untamed Scottish wilderness that represents the Highland freedom and clan independence central to the series. The location demonstrates the type of challenging Highland terrain that forged the resilient Highland character embodied by Jamie Fraser and his fellow Highland clansmen throughout their struggles for Highland survival and cultural preservation.
Highland Folk Museum - Barn
Outdoor museum representing 18th‑century Highland life; used as MacKenzie village scenes
Hopetoun House - Deer Park
**Hopetoun House's Deer Park provided authentic Highland settings for outdoor scenes at the Duke of Sandringham's estate in Outlander, representing the vast Scottish estate landholdings and Highland wildlife management that demonstrated aristocratic wealth and connection to traditional Highland culture.** These extensive parklands, covering significant portions of the 6,500-acre estate and home to red and fallow deer populations, showcase the type of Highland estate management that wealthy Scottish aristocrats maintained to preserve traditional Highland sporting culture while demonstrating their territorial holdings. The deer park's gently undulating Highland landscape, seamlessly integrated with formal gardens and house grounds, represents the comprehensive estate planning that characterized properties like the Duke's residence, where Highland wildlife preservation served both practical and ceremonial purposes. The parkland's combination of Highland natural beauty with aristocratic estate management reflects the Scottish aristocratic tradition of maintaining Highland sporting estates that provided both recreation and symbols of territorial power essential to Highland aristocratic identity.
Midhope Castle - Alley
Midhope Castle doubles as Lallybroch, Jamie’s family home
Pollok House - Attic
**Pollok House's Attic areas represent the uppermost floors where Highland estate households stored family treasures, seasonal items, and maintained private family spaces away from public areas.** These spaces, with their sloping rooflines and intimate scale, provide insight into the complete domestic life of Scottish aristocratic families like the fictional MacKenzies. The attic's traditional architecture and storage arrangements demonstrate how Highland estates preserved family history and heirlooms across generations, essential elements of clan identity and continuity. While the MacKenzie residence's intimate scenes were filmed elsewhere, Pollok House's attic areas offer authentic examples of how Scottish country houses utilized every level for family life and estate management. The spaces provide visitors with understanding of the complete household operations required to maintain Highland aristocratic traditions, from formal public entertainment to private family heritage preservation.