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Inverness Castle is in the centre of
Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, next to
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery.
The Castle seen today was built from the
1830s, on the site of earlier Royal Castles
dating back to 1057.
The Castle is being transformed into a
Visitor Centre with Bars and Restaurants due to
open in 2025.
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History
500s - Inverness was a stronghold of the
Picts, with the Picts being early rulers of
much of northern Scotland.
1057 - the first Castle on this spot in
Inverness was built by King Malcolm III Canmore
of Scotland, with his decendants uniting and
ruling all of Scotland, building many large
Royal Castles and huge Abbeys.
1296 - the First War of Scottish
Independance began after the English tried to
take control of Scotland.
1303 - Inverness Castle was taken by the
forces of King Edward I / Longshanks of
England.
1307 - King Robert the Bruce of Scotland
captured and partially destroyed the Castle to
stop the English from using it again.
1428 - King James I of Scotland summoned 50
Highland Clan Chiefs to Inverness Castle to try
and put an end to them rebelling against
him.
King James then had the Clan Chiefs arrested
and imprisoned, with some executed.
1548 - a 2nd Castle was built on this spot
by George Gordon,
4th Earl of Huntly, a Commander in the Scottish
Army who was the Constable of the Castle.
1562 - George Gordon denied Mary Queen of
Scots entry to the Castle, leading to Clan
Munro and Clan Fraser taking the Castle for the
Queen, executing George Gordon at the time.
1567 - Mary Queen of Scots / Stuart was
overthrown by Scottish Nobles after being
accused of murdering her husband, leading to
her infant son James I becomming King.
1714 - Queen Anne Stuart died leading to her
German cousin George I becomming king of Great
Britain, leading to the Jacobite Risings to try
and have a Stuart returned to the throne.
1715 - Inverness Castle was captured by the
Jacobites during the first Jacobite
Rising.
1746 - the Jacobites destroyed Inverness
Castle after their defeat at the Battle of
Culloden.
1830s - the Old Castle remains were
demolished so the current Castle could be built
to designs of the architect William Burn.
The Castle was then used as the Sherrif
Court and Prison. The grounds were open to the
public with a Tower used for a short time for
views over Inverness.
2020 - the Court was moved from the Castle
to the Inverness Justice Centre.
2021 - Inverness Castle was closed while
work was carried out to turn the Castle into a
visitor atrraction with a museum, bar and
restaurant.
2025 - Inverness Castle is expected to open
to the public as a top attraction in the
Highlands of Scotland.
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