Thread: Bad feeling

Visiting the battlefield at Culloden some years ago I was suddenly overcome and felt terrible, feeling like I had been hit in the stomach with a sledge hammer. A staff member came over and asked if I had ancestors who fought here which I confirmed was correct. He said he has seen it often in descendants who visit. I came right after a few minutes and continued my visit in a fairly somber mood. I had never experienced it before or since.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Surely you clapped it right?

Originally Posted by MB

Clapper and shouted etc.

Sorry, misread your post. I've posted about this before. It was a tricky situation, river bed right on the border of private land and DOC land. Pretty sure the animal was feral, but not 100%. Managed to scare it away, but had a round chambered and would have shot it in self-defence if needed.

Originally Posted by gundoc

Visiting the battlefield at Culloden some years ago I was suddenly overcome and felt terrible, feeling like I had been hit in the stomach with a sledge hammer. A staff member came over and asked if I had ancestors who fought here which I confirmed was correct. He said he has seen it often in descendants who visit. I came right after a few minutes and continued my visit in a fairly somber mood. I had never experienced it before or since.

This happened to me at Gallipoli 1998,
There’s a long story to this. But let’s just keep it simple it was as you discussed above. Like being hit in the guts and feeling really ill and out of sorts.
Only found out after that I’d lost a family member there. William Simpson.