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A great defensive position it's not: castles on this site have been serially destroyed, most recently in 1746 when its Jacobite occupiers wrecked the medieval bastion to prevent its use by government forces. The elegant pink sandstone edifice that now stands here was built in 1847. Until 2020 It housed the law courts - they've moved to a modern building on Longman Rd. Castle reopened in December 2025 upgraded to a more immersive Inverness Castle Experience.
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. Originally serving as the sheriff court and administrative centre for Inverness-shire, the castle is a Category A listed building.
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The museum has a collection of Pictish stones and wildlife dioramas, as well as historic weapons. The gallery has art exhibitions on two floors, no permanent collection.
St Andrew’s
Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) cathedral, built in 1869 in a mix of red sandstone and granite. Look up to the two giant spires . . . which aren't there, because the money for building ran out.
The main Roman Catholic church, built in 1837, with fine stained glass windows and altar. It's not a cathedral as the RC diocese is based in Aberdeen.
19th-century shopping arcade opposite the railway station.
Built in 1593, the oldest house in Inverness, now run by the National Trust for Scotland, with a small exhibition and garden.
A fine mansion of 1726 but only occasionally open.