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Inverness Castle

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Location: Crown And City Centre, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Inverness Castle and Ness Islands loop

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2. Inverness Cathedral – River Ness loop from Bught

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3. River Ness – Inverness Cathedral loop from Inverness

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Dan Hobson

September 26, 2019

Inverness Castle overlooks the River Ness from a sandstone cliff and affords fine views over the ancient and picturesque city of Inverness. The castle’s position, bridging the mouth of the river as it enters the Moray Firth, has ensured its place at the centre of political, religious and mercantile life in the Highlands for the best part of two millennia. The site is free to explore during daylight hours. There is a viewpoint that you can pay more to see, though.

Timber

June 21, 2019

In 1836, the architect William Burn built the red sandstone building on the site of an 11th-century fortress. Today it houses the Sheriff Court of Inverness. For many centuries there was a castle on this site. The castle itself is currently not open to the public, but an initiative has recently led to the creation of a working group to examine the extent to which this will be possible in the future. In April 2017, the North Tower was opened to the public as a vantage point. Currently, only this tower and the castle grounds can be visited

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Wandertiger

September 4, 2022

Beautiful vantage point, unfortunately the castle is currently not accessible due to construction work.

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Elevation 70 m

Open during reasonable daylight hours

Free entry

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Inverness IV2 3EG

www.highlifehighland.com/invernesscastleviewpoint/admission/

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Location: Crown And City Centre, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Inverness Castle

1. Inverness Castle and Ness Islands loop

2. Inverness Cathedral – River Ness loop from Bught

3. River Ness – Inverness Cathedral loop from Inverness

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