The final season
Outlander Season 8, the eighth and final season of the television series based on Diana Gabaldon's novels, premieres on 7 March 2026. The show, which debuted in 2014, follows Claire Randall — a World War II nurse who travels back in time to 18th-century Scotland — through the Jacobite risings, the American Revolution, and beyond.
The impact of Outlander on Scottish tourism has been extraordinary. Visitor numbers to filming locations surged by up to 200% in the years after the show launched. Doune Castle (Leoch in the series), Midhope Castle (Lallybroch), Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Glencoe, Falkland (standing in for 1940s Inverness), and Blackness Castle (Fort William) became pilgrimage sites for fans worldwide.
The show filmed primarily at Wardpark Studios in Cumbernauld, with locations across Scotland standing in for both 18th-century Highlands and colonial America. The attention to historical detail — battles, clan politics, Highland dress, and the brutality of the post-Culloden repressions — brought Scottish history to a global audience in a way that no textbook ever could.
As the final season airs, the legacy of Outlander is clear: it has done more to put Scottish history and heritage on the world stage than any cultural export since Robert Burns. The filming locations remain popular, and the show has created a lasting connection between Scotland and millions of viewers worldwide. Private Outlander tours from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Inverness remain among the most requested experiences in Scottish tourism.