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InvernessInverness is the largest town of the Highlands and is known as the capitol of this region. It was made a Royal Burgh by David I in 1158 and in 2000 was designated a city. It is the gateway to Loch Ness , the North and West of Scotland and to the Northern and also Western Isles. For almost 2000 years Inverness has been recognised as an important junction for travellers and an economic centre for traders.
The oldest building in Inverness is the Old High Kirk and this is also where Jacobite prisoners were executed following the Battle of Culloden. The Culloden battlefield itself is located to the east of Inverness; Fort George, which was built to defend against the Jacobite threat, also stands to the east.
From the north of the town, the Kessock Bridge, which was built in 1980, crosses the Beauly Firth to the Black Isle. |
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