Covenanting heritage and tourism in Scotland

It has been suggested by academics that Scotland's tourism resources are mostly historical. But Covenanting Memorials, being one of the most significant historical sites in Scotland's southwest, are not featured in the country's tourism imagery. This is intriguing as, over the past 20 years, there has been a rise in interest in using disaster, murder, and tragedy scenes as tourist destinations. This research endeavours to investigate the lack of visibility of Covenanting memorials in the southwest region of Scotland. Utilizing a qualitative approach, the study presents information gathered via open-ended questions, interviews, field observations, and a workshop with covenanting stakeholders in Scotland. According to the research, although Scotland's Covenanting tradition is deeply ingrained in the country's collective memory, it is not widely appreciated in the region. According to the study, the reason why the Covenanting legacy is not present in Scottish tourism is that it does not correspond to its dominant image of Scotland. This research will contribute to a deeper conceptual understanding of the relationship between tourism, religion, atrocities, and death.