Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire, or the County of Inverness, is a historic county in . It is named after , its largest settlement, which was also the county town.
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  • County with 118,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,260 feet (384 metres)
  • Description: historic county of Scotland
  • Also known as
    “County of Inverness”
    “Inverness”
    “Inverness County”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Culachy Falls and Poll-gormack Hill.
Much of is mountainous; western areas of the enjoy a wet climate.

Inverness-shire

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Latitude
57.0833° or 57° 5′ north
Longitude
-4.6667° or 4° 40′ west
Open location code
9C9Q38MM+88
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Inverness-shire” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Իվերնեսշիր”
  • Breton: “Inverness-shire”
  • Catalan: “Inverness-shire”
  • Catalan: “Siorrachd Inbhir Nis”
  • Cebuano: “Inverness-shire”
  • Chinese: “印威內斯郡”
  • Chinese: “因弗内斯郡”
  • Chinese: “延文禮士郡”
  • Danish: “Inverness-shire”
  • Dutch: “Inverness-shire”
  • French: “Comte d’Inverness”
  • French: “comté d’Inverness”
  • French: “Comté d’Inverness”
  • Georgian: “ივერნესშირი”
  • German: “Inverness-shire”
  • German: “Invernessshire”
  • Irish: “Contae Inbhear Nis”
  • Irish: “Siorrachd Inbhir Nis”
  • Italian: “Inverness-shire”
  • Italian: “Invernessshire”
  • Japanese: “インヴァネスシャー”
  • Japanese: “インヴァネスシャイア”
  • Japanese: “インバネスシャー”
  • Kurdish: “Inverness-shire”
  • Latin: “Inverness-shire”
  • Latin: “Invernessensis”
  • Latvian: “Invernesšīra”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Inferness-scīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Infernessċīr”
  • Polish: “Inverness-shire”
  • Russian: “Ивернессшир”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Inbhir Nis”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Inverness-shire”
  • Slovenian: “Inverness-shire”
  • Swedish: “Inverness-shire”
  • Urdu: “اینورنس شائر”
  • Venetian: “contea de Inverness”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Inverness”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Glen Taff and Cullochy Lock.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meallan Odhar and Mullach a‘ Ghlinne.

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