Housing to be built near Battle of Culloden site Plans to build a housing development next to the famous Culloden Battlefield have been given the green light after the Scottish Government overturned Highland Council's rejection. Campaigners fear the 16 new homes within 400 metres of the historic site will damage the setting on Drumossie Moor and set back archaeological research. Culloden Battlefield was the location of the last pitched battle fought on British soil where Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Young Pretender, and his Jacobite Army were defeated by Government forces on April 16, 1746. Scottish Government Reporter Richard Hickman has reversed the local authority's decision after an appeal by Inverness Estates, the development company behind the proposal. The National Trust of Scotland, which manages the battlefield and operates a popular visitor centre which attracts thousands from around the globe, had objected to the plans. A spokeswoman said: "We are disappointed at this decision. We are concerned that encroaching development on Culloden Battlefield - a site of outstanding heritage significance - could further erode its unique sense of place. Battle of Culloden blunderbuss may leave Scotland