Where is Outlander filmed?

According to TV Insider, Outlander is primarily filmed in Scotland with additional shots taken in Cape Town, South Africa and Prague, Czech Republic. What's more, Fraser's Ridge was actually built in Doune, Scotland and not North Carolina.
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Is Outlander filmed in North Carolina?

According to Diana Gabaldon, the author of the books the show is based on, Fraser's Ridge is located "up near Boone and Blowing Rock." But scenes set in the U.S. are primarily filmed in Scotland, and Scottish woods stand in for northwest North Carolina for much of filming.
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Where is Outlander currently being filmed?

Despite seasons four, five, and six of the show set in America, the show itself is primarily rooted in Scotland, so filming for the "U.S." seasons still takes place in Scotland.
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Where is Outlander filmed castle?

Doune Castle – Castle Leoch

Doune Castle features as Castle Leoch, the Mackenzie family home, in the first season of Outlander. Both exteriors and interiors of the castle were used for a number of scenes and a small village was built outside the front entrance of the castle to appear in the show.
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Is there a real Fraser's Ridge in North Carolina?

Fraser's Ridge is a tract of land in western North Carolina located about 10 miles from Blowing Rock.
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Was Jamie Fraser a real person?

So, Clan Fraser of Lovat was real; aspects of Jamie were real, and his grandfather, who Jamie reluctantly meets with in season 2, was also a real person. “Simon, Lord Lovat, a.k.a. 'The Old Fox,' was certainly a real person, and a very colorful one, too,” Gabaldon said on her website.
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Is the Outlander historically accurate?

The Starz hit Outlander has become known for many things during its five seasons on the air. While intense battle scenes, stirring drama, startling deaths, and wondrous sexytimes are among those positive attributes, it can't be said that the show is totally historically accurate at all times.
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Are the stones in Outlander a real place?

Those stones are pivotal to the Outlander story. Unfortunately for those loyal viewers seeking to see Craigh na Dun in real-life, it's a fictional place, so there's not an exact real life location to plan a trip around.
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Is Broch Tuarach a real place?

Broch Tuarach is another fictional location but very typical of many of the tower houses in Scotland and used for the interior shots of Jamie's home. The property that was used for the external shots is Midhope Castle on the Hopetoun Estate near Edinburgh.
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How old is Jamie in Outlander?

How old are the main characters in 'Outlander'? According to Express, in season 1 of Outlander, Claire is 26-years-old with a birthdate of October 20, 1918. At that time, Jamie is 23-years-old, with a birthdate of May 1, 1721.
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Was any of Outlander filmed in USA?

As a matter of fact, the series isn't filmed in the U.S. at all. According to TV Insider, Outlander is primarily filmed in Scotland with additional shots taken in Cape Town, South Africa and Prague, Czech Republic.
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Is Outlander filmed in Canada?

Faskally Forest, Scotland (Mohawk Village)

The Outlander casting team flew in more than 100 First Nations actors from Canada to play the Native American roles in the fourth season.
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Is all of Outlander filmed in Scotland?

Most of the series is shot in Scotland, and every site is worthy of a glorious story, well-told. For any devotee of this extraordinary series, travelling to Scotland is truly a remarkable journey of amazing pleasure and joy.
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Where is River Run from Outlander?

On Outlander, River Run may well look like a colonial plantation in North Carolina. But it is actually filmed at a private property in Crieff, Scotland called Abercairny Estates. The location is about 60 miles north of Glasgow.
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Where do Jamie and Claire live in America?

If they are looking, fans of Diana Gabaldon's “Outlander” series may easily see Fraser's Ridge, Jamie and Claire's North Carolina homestead, here around Blowing Rock. We certainly do!
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Where is Lallybroch supposed to be located?

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon places Lallybroch in Inverness-shire, but in reality it's much nearer the beaten track and therefore much easier to visit. Lallybroch is actually Midhope Castle, located between South Queensferry and Linlithgow on the edges of the private Hopetoun Estate.
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Are there still clans in Scotland?

In Scotland a clan is still a legally recognised group with an official clan chief. The chief's Seal of Arms, incorporated by the Lord Lyon's letters Patent, is the seal of the corporation and only the chief has the legal right to use the seal on behalf of his clan.
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Why do they call Jamie Mac Dubh?

(And for those wondering about the odd nickname, Mac Dubh is actually Gaelic and means "Son of the Black." He's given this title because his father was called "Black Brian.") Suffice to say, fans will definitely be seeing a different side of Jamie throughout the beginning of the third season.
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What is a Brock in Scotland?

A broch /ˈbrɒx/ is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification "complex Atlantic roundhouse" devised by Scottish archaeologists in the 1980s.
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Who is Jamie in Outlander married to in real life?

The Golden Globe nominee married McGill in August 2019 before they welcomed a baby boy together, which she confirmed via Instagram in August 2021. Before her low-key relationship with the entrepreneur, she previously dated Radio 4 musician Dave Milone.
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What does craigh na dun mean in Gaelic?

Claire, Dragonfly in Amber. Craigh na Dun (Gaelic: Creag an Dùin) is the location of the ancient stone circle by which Claire Randall travels from 1945 to 1743. Its distinguishing feature is the large cleft stone, through which a time traveler may pass.
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Where is the black Kirk in Outlander?

The West Kirk, near Culross, is the site of the Benedictine abbey, the Black Kirk. In “The Way Out” the Black Kirk is blamed for Tammas Baxter's illness, the villagers believing him to be possessed after visiting the kirk.
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Are Colum MacKenzie legs real?

One of the show's lead characters, Colum MacKenzie (played by actor Gary Lewis), suffers from Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome, making his legs horribly deformed and curved. Dneg needed to replace the actor's actual legs with digital limbs. Lewis wore special socks that Dneg could manipulate so that they would appear bent.
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Is Claire Fraser based on a real person?

Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp (who adopts the surnames Randall, Fraser, and Grey at various times) is a fictional character in the Outlander series of multi-genre novels by American author Diana Gabaldon, and its television adaptation.
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What is wrong with the lairds legs in Outlander?

His older brother, Colum, is the ruling laird, but he would be nothing without Dougal. Colum suffers from a condition now known as Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome, a degenerative disease that renders his legs immobile at times and fills his days with great physical pain.
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