Ness Islands
Ness Islands is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Ness Islands is situated nearby to the locality Lower Drummond, as well as near the suburb Bught.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bught Park and Inverness Castle.
Bught Park
Park
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Bught Park is the largest park in the city of Inverness, Scotland, and is situated on the western bank of the River Ness. It is home to the Inverness Highland Games and a small scale outdoor music festival.
Inverness Castle
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Inverness Castle is a castle overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Highland, Scotland. A succession of castles has occupied the site since 1057, although the present red sandstone structure was completed in 1836 to designs by William Burn and later extended by Thomas Brown II.
Eden Court Theatre
Theater building
Eden Court Theatre is a large theatre, cinema and arts venue situated in Inverness, Scotland close to the banks of the River Ness. The theatre has recently undergone a complete refurbishment and major extension, adding a second theatre, two dedicated cinema screens, two performance/dance studios, improved dressing room and green room facilities and additional office space.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ness Islands and Bught.
Ness Islands
Locality
The Ness Islands are situated on the River Ness, opposite the Bught Park, in the city of Inverness, Scotland. The first bridges to the islands were built in 1828; prior to their construction the only access to the islands was by boat.
Bught
Suburb
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The Bught is an area of the Scottish city of Inverness. A "bught" is defined in the Dictionary of the Scots Language as follows "Bowcht, Bucht, n. Also: boucht; bowght, bought.
Ballifeary
Suburb
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Ballifeary is district of Inverness, Scotland. It is situated a half-mile south southwest of the town centre. The B-listed Ballifeary House on Ness Walk dates from the mid-19th century, but has been a care home run by the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland since 1964. Bught Park lies immediately to the south.
Ness Islands
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.4639° or 57° 27′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.23058° or 4° 13′ 50″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C9QFQ79+HQGeoNames ID
13284958
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