Rannoch Moor stretches as one of Scotland's last great Highland wildernesses, representing the vast Highland territories that Highland clans defended across generations and the untamed Scottish landscape that embodies Highland freedom in Outlander. This elevated Highland plateau, formed by ancient glacial action over granite bedrock, demonstrates the type of empty, haunting Highland landscape that provided both isolation and strategic advantage for Highland clans maintaining their independence. The moor's 50-square-mile expanse of blanket bog and Highland lochs represents the scale of Highland territories where clan boundaries stretched across seemingly endless Highland wilderness. The ancient landscape, largely unchanged since Outlander's 18th-century setting, offers visitors authentic Highland wilderness experience that connects them to the Highland environment that shaped clan culture and Highland character. The moor's harsh Highland beauty and challenging Highland terrain reflect the environment that forged the resilient Highland spirit seen in characters like Jamie Fraser and his Highland kinsmen.