Inverness

Collection type Place
Category Town
Hierarchy
  • United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Highland
  • Inverness
Description

Situated astride Caledonian Canal on River Ness; Inverness Castle built in 11th cen. by Malcolm III, occupied by Jacobites in 1715 & in 1746; castle rebuilt in 19th cen.; economy based on offshore oil, textile & food processing industries.