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Once coveted for its strategic locale, Scotland's northernmost city is a booming economic and cultural hub, full of Highland charm.
Inverness, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness" is the capital of the Scottish Highlands. The river Ness which flows from Loch Ness into the Beauly Firth divides this city. The city is the largest in the area and is dominated by the 19th century red-stone Inverness Castle (listed as a Category A building) which was built on the site of an older castle. Immortalized by Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Inverness was a fortress but served as a government building in the last few decades. However, the castle is closed due to renovations and hopefully the castle will reopen to the public sometime in 2025.
Riddle: What is real or a figment of one’s imagination and has been described as having a long, long neck,one or two humps and can swims below water and comes up to breathe above water – which would make him/her/they an amphibian or a vertebrate animal! Since we are touring Scotland, you might have guessed it to be the Loch Ness “Monster”! The first 20th century sighting (ignoring the legend from the 6th century AD or the story of 1871) was in 1933. With time, not knowing “what is it/they” the Loch Ness creature was eventually given a nickname and is now affectionately called Nessie. So if you do walk, drive or fly by, keep your camera ready for the “Kodak Moment”! Who knows, you just might be the one who proves the existence of one called Nessie.
Also make sure to visit the ruins of Urquhart Castle and the Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Center to learn about that last battle on British soil between the Government army and the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart. About two and a half km from Inverness is the mysterious site of Clava Cairns which is basically a collection of standing stones in circles believe to have been one (perhaps two) burial grounds in the Bronze Age.
Have a great time in the city itself, shopping during the day on the high street then joining the locals for an evening drink in one of the cozy and lively pubs with live music! Starting and ending at the Inverness Castle, Inverness is the perfect spot to begin a road trip along the North Coast 500, a 516-mile scenic route around the north coast of Scotland.
Fort George, or as it is known in Gaelic “An Gearaston” (The Garrison) is a 'registered historic monument'. A fortress built in the 18th century, named after King George II, it was built to house the army which was fighting the Battle of Culloden in 1746. The Seaforth Highlanders made use of the fort until 1964 and now it is the base for the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. However, by the end of this decade the fort will be closed.
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