Inverness Castle

Inverness Castle is a castle overlooking the in , , 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and Inverness Town House.

Museum
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is a museum and gallery on Castle Wynd in in the of Scotland. There is no entry charge. The collection and facilities are managed by High Life Highland on behalf of Highland Council.

Town hall
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is a municipal building in the High Street, , . The town hall, which was the headquarters of Inverness Town Council and now serves as a local office of the Highland Council, is a Category A listed building. is situated 330 feet northeast of Inverness Castle.

Church
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, also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church situated in the city of in close to the banks of the . is situated 990 feet southwest of Inverness Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverness and Crown.

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is a city in area of the , at the point where the River Ness flows out into the Moray Firth. is the only city of any size in the Highlands, and is the region's commercial and administrative centre.

Suburb
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The is an area situated upon the plateau of a hill immediately to the south of the city centre of .Lying immediately above the city centre of Inverness on a hill, the area is one of the oldest in the city and prior to a period of rapid…

Suburb
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is district of , . It is situated a half-mile south southwest of the town centre. The B-listed 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. lies immediately to the south.

Inverness Castle

Latitude
57.47644° or 57° 28′ 35″ north
Longitude
-4.22563° or 4° 13′ 32″ west
Inception
1836
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 309116675
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6060213
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Inverness Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Inverness Castle”
  • Basque: “Inverness gaztelua”
  • Basque: “Invernesseko gaztelua”
  • Basque: “Invernessko gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Inverness”
  • Danish: “Inverness Castle”
  • Dutch: “Inverness Castle”
  • French: “château d’Inverness”
  • French: “Château d’Inverness”
  • German: “Inverness Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Inbhir Nis”
  • Italian: “Castello di Inverness”
  • Italian: “Inverness Castle”
  • Japanese: “インヴァネス城”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Inverness”
  • Russian: “Замок Инвернесс”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Inbhir Nis”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Inverness”
  • Turkish: “Inverness Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inverness Castle Experience and Statue of Flora MacDonald.

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