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Inverness Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Inbhir Nis) sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland. A succession of castles have stood on this site since 1057, although the present structure dates from 1836.
Inverness Castle comprises of two castellated buildings. The first dates from the 1830s and was built for purpose as a courthouse. The second, completed in the 1840s, served as the prison.
Perched atop a cliff with commanding views over the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland, Inverness Castle (Caisteal Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) has a storied history. The site has been home to a series of castles dating back to 1057, with the current edifice erected in 1836.
The Inverness Castle Experience will be a new visitor attraction in the centre of Inverness, celebrating the 'spirit of the Highlands' through its stories of past, present and future. Watch our exclusive fly-through of the Inverness Castle Experience, a must-see visitor attraction opening in 2025.
It is an impressive looking castle, but unfortunately it is closed for renovation. At some point in the past, it had been converted into space for the local government to use, but now it is being renovated into a tourist attraction. The best view of it for a photo is from across the river by the Ness Bridge. Read more.
Inverness Castle is an imposing Victorian building on a rocky outcrop overlooking the River Ness. The current 19th-century castle is just the latest in a series of fortifications dating back to at least the 11th century, though not all were on the same site.
Read our transparency report to learn more. It is a lovely castle, very imposing and the best view is from the opposite bank of the River Ness. But it is closed, Inverness is a very nothing town with little attractions and needs this castle to be refurbished as a tourist attraction.
The hill above the city centre is topped by the picturesque Baronial turrets of Inverness Castle, a pink-sandstone confection dating from 1847 that replaced a medieval castle blown up by the Jacobites in 1746; it serves today as the Sheriff's Court.
Inverness Castle. In 2025 the Inverness Castle Experience will be a new visitor attraction in the city centre, celebrating the spirit of the Highlands’ past, present and future.
Inverness Castle – the Spirit of the Highlands, overlooks the city from the highest point above the River Ness. Today’s 19th century castle of red sandstone was built on the cliff-top...
