The Dead of Rannoch Moor

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The Dead of Rannoch Moor

By: Marty Ross

Narrated by: Chris Reilly, Shirley Henderson

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They conquered the highlands.

But on the moor, something waited… to curse and conquer them.

1746, Scotland.

The redcoat forces of King George II have defeated the Highland rebels led by Bonnie Prince Charlie. Now Government troops are free to plunder and punish the locals.

To avoid court martial, Captain Shawwood is ordered to lead a band of troops and map-makers to chart the most isolated and mysterious landscape of the Highlands – the mighty Rannoch Moor.

But the Moor is home to more than just bog and heather, it's a place of shadows and secrets. Before long, their expedition comes face to face with uncanny forces far greater than anything they have fought before. Even when Captain Shawwood accepts the shelter of Ishbel, a young Highland woman, he and his men still cannot escape the world of terror and vengeful desire into which they have strayed.

After his award-winning adaptations of Charles Dickens and Treasure Island, Marty Ross brings you a haunting tale of horror and dark romance. Narrated by Chris Reilly (Slow Horses) and Shirley Henderson (Dept. Q) The Dead of Rannoch Moor will take you to a landscape of terrifying mystery and beauty.

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This production contains scenes of warfare, violence and sexual assault.

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I didn’t expect this story to hit me in the chest the way it did, but honestly… it’s one of the few audiobooks that actually feels like it understands the brutality our land lived through. It’s not just ghosts on the moor, it’s the memory of a country that was ripped apart and treated like it was nothing but a wild corner of an empire.

The way the British army is shown here, with that cold disgust for anything Celtic, anything Highland, anything that wasn’t polished and obedient… it’s sickening, but it’s also true. You can feel the contempt dripping off them, the way they sneer at the people, the land, the history. It’s not overplayed either, it’s just there in every order barked out, every “civilised” judgement they make. It gave me chills more than once.

The story itself pulls you straight into the mud and mist of Rannoch Moor. You can almost hear the wind howling over the peat and the weight of old suffering under your feet. It’s grim in the way a good Scottish tale should be. Atmospheric as hell. Shirley Henderson’s narration especially… she sounds like she’s carrying the grief of generations in her voice.

What hit hardest was the reminder that so much of our culture, our language, our identity was nearly wiped off the map by force. Not forgotten, not faded… forced. Burned, banned, beaten out of people. This story brings that rage back to the surface, the kind that sits in the bones of every Scot who’s ever looked at the Highlands and felt something ancient stir.

If you want something soft and romantic, this isn’t it. But if you want a story that respects the land, honours the dead, and doesn’t shy away from the truth of what was done to our country, then it’s honestly one of the best I’ve listened to in ages.

Only thing is I wish it was longer, or maybe I just didn’t want to leave the moor behind. Even the ghosts felt more alive than half the folk walking around today.