Old Photograph Muirtown Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of Muirtown, Inverness, Scotland. An expansion of the Caledonian Canal close to its north eastern termination, the Muirtown Basin lies between Clachnaharry and Muirtown a mile north west of Inverness city centre. Planned in the early 19th century as a second harbour for the city by the canal's engineer Thomas Telford, it could not cope with the size of ships which were soon in use and thus never fulfilled its potential. It now serves as a marina. Immediately to the south of the basin are the Muirtown Locks, a flight of four locks on the Caledonian Canal at Muirtown, a mile west north west of Inverness city centre. The Muirtown Swing Bridge crosses the canal immediately to the north.


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Old Photograph Castle Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of the Castle in Inverness, Highlands, Scotland. This Scottish castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness. It was built in 1836 by architect William Burn. It is built on the site of an 11th century defensive structure. Today, it houses Inverness Sheriff Court. There has been a castle at this site for many centuries. The castle is said to have been built by Máel Coluim III of Scotland, after he had razed to the ground the castle in which Macbeth of Scotland according to much later tradition, murdered Máel Coluim's father Donnchad I of Scotland, and which stood on a hill around 1 km to the north-east. The first Inverness Castle was partially destroyed by King Robert I of Scotland.



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Old Photograph Academy Street Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of Academy Street, Inverness, Scotland. It was originally called New Street, but was renamed after the Inverness Royal Academy was built in 1792. The Academy was a school for boys and girls that operated on Academy Street until 1895. The street has also been a busy shopping area and a site of many arrivals and departures. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Tour Scotland Photograph The Highlanders 4th Battalion

Tour Scotland photograph of The Highlanders 4th Battalion in Scotland. The Highlanders, 4th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) are an Armoured Infantry Battalion. The regiment wore the Gordon tartan when in kilts and the Seaforth Mackenzie when in trews. The pipers and drummers continue to wear the regimental cap badge and kilts in the Cameron of Erracht tartan. The battalion primarily recruits from the Hebrides, the Northern Isles, the mainland counties of Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness, Moray and Nairnshire, and from the traditional Gordon heartlands in Aberdeenshire. The Battalion Headquarters is located at Cameron Barracks in Inverness.



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Old Photograph Rose Street Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train on Rose Street, Inverness, Highlands, Scotland. A railway line ran between Rose Street Junction on the Far North Line and Welsh's Bridge Junction on the Aberdeen to Perth, Perthshire, line.

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Old Photograph River Ness Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of the River Ness at Inverness, Scotland. The river's name likely comes from a Celtic word for " roaring one ". The River Ness is a short but fast-flowing river that connects Loch Ness to the Moray Firth, flowing through the heart of the city of Inverness.


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Old Photograph Toll House A9 Scotland

Old photograph of a Toll House on the road to Inverness, Scotland. Toll houses emerged with the Turnpike Trusts, established by Acts of Parliament to build and maintain better roads from the middle of the 18th century, replacing poor tracks. Function: They housed the toll collector, or keeper, who collected fees (tolls) 24/7 from users including; carriages, animals, and pedestrians to recoup road construction costs.
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Old Photograph Caledonian Canal Scotland

Old photograph of the Caledonian Canal near Inverness, Scotland. The Caledonian Canal was originally cut to link Scotland's east and west coasts by men with an eye to trade. Among its many users were herring fishermen who followed fish migrations coast to coast using the canal as a short-cut. There was also a thriving tourist trade through the canal. Holidaymakers from as far south as Glasgow would sail down the Clyde and the Crinan Canal, then up the west coast and through the Caledonian Canal to Inverness. Thanks to use by Queen Victoria, this became known as the Royal Route.



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Old Photograph River Ness Scotland

Old photograph of the River Ness at Inverness, Highlands, Scotland. The River Ness, is a river about 12 miles, which flows from the northern end of Loch Ness in the Highlands, through Loch Dochfour, north east to Inverness, with a total fall in height of about 16 metres before discharging into the Beauly Firth. The river is the origin of the name of Inverness which is from the Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis, meaning " Mouth of the Ness ".


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Tour Scotland Photographs Fort George

Tour Scotland photograph of Fort George near Inverness, Scotland. Fort George, Ardersier, Highlands, Scotland, is a large 18th century fortress near Inverness with perhaps the mightiest artillery fortifications in Europe. It was built to pacify the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745.


Photograph of Fort George, near Inverness, Scotland.


Photograph of cannon guarding the Moray Firth, Fort George, near Inverness, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Of Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and carriage in Inverness, Scotland.

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Old Photograph High Street Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of buildings, carriages and people on the High Street in Inverness, Scotland. Inverness played a role in the first Jacobite rising in 1689. In early May, it was besieged by a contingent of Jacobites led by MacDonnell of Keppoch. The town was actually rescued by Viscount Dundee, the overall Jacobite commander, when he arrived with the main Jacobite army, although he required Inverness to profess loyalty to King James VII.



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