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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.
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.
Top ways to experience Inverness Castle. Loch Ness, Inverness & Highlands in Spanish. Through the years I'd driven by this castle, or seen it many times on Tv, but never visited it, until now. The ladies were shopping, so the men decided to head up hill to see this grand castle.
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.
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.
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.
