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

Photo: Sologoal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: John Lord, CC BY 2.0.

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

Photo: Sologoal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands in the north of Scotland. Long regarded as the de facto capital of the Scottish Highlands, it is the administrative centre for The Highland Council region whose headquarters are located close to the city centre.

Ballifeary

Suburb

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Ballifeary is a suburb of Inverness, Scotland. It is situated about a half-mile south-west of the city centre. 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″ north

Longitude

-4.23058° or 4° 13′ 50″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

9C9QFQ79+HQ

GeoNames ID

13284958

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