At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (King David I) in the 12th century. Inverness and Inverness-shire are closely linked to various influential clans, including Clan Mackintosh, Clan Fraser and Clan MacKenzie.
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Mar 30, 2024 · The present 19th-century castle, on the site of a fortress destroyed in 1746 by the Jacobites, overlooks the river and houses law courts. The ...
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West Church was built in 1834 and St Andrew's Cathedral was built in 1869. It was designed by Alexander Ross.
The first dates from the 1830s and was built for purpose as a courthouse. The second, completed in the 1840s, served as the prison.
The City of Inverness incorporated on March 6, 1919 and is preparing to celebrate 100 years as a city. The City is home to the newly renovated Valerie Theatre ...
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The kingdom of Alba was created when the kingdom of the Scots and Picts were united in 843, and this developed into the Scotland we know today. Two hundred ...
Jan 19, 2023 · There have been settlers in the Inverness region from at least 6500 BCE. One of the earliest well-preserved historic sites you can visit in the ...
Apr 24, 2017 · The site of the modern Inverness Castle was established by King Malcolm III. He built a stronghold here in 1057 after destroying Macbeth's ...
In 1057 Malcolm III built a timber fortress on the site of the present Inverness Castle. In the early 12th century King David I made Inverness a royal burgh, ...
Inverness Castle's story begins during the reign of King David I, who established the first fortress, an earth and timber construction, in the early 1000s.