Inverness Castle and Bridge

Category

Library Item

Item no

24454

Title

Inverness Castle and Bridge

Description

A horse and cart travels heads over Inverness Bridge, which spans The River Ness. Inverness Castle, standing upon the Castle Hill, can be seen in the background.

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1865

Size

11.7 x 17.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Inverness Castle stands on the banks of the River Ness which runs through the city of Inverness. There has been a castle in Inverness since medieval times however it has been in many hands over these years and the modern incarnation of the Castle was built in 1836 by architect William Burn. It is made from red sand stone and is currently used as the Sheriff Court and other administrative buildings.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Places > Scotland > Inverness-shire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Transport > Infrastructure > Road bridges

Transport > Land > Horse and carts

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