Lentran House from the East Drive

Grade B listed Building originally a Provosts house and mansion house for Lentran Estates briefly a nursing home and now converted into apartments.

Taken November 1986 © Copyright Stephen Halpin and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Clava Cairns

The North-East Passage Cairn - although today this is open to the elements, originally the overlapping stone structure would have been built to form a totally enclosed, three and a half metre high, inner chamber. The entrance is oriented so that the setting sun on the longest day of the year would illuminate the chamber

Taken 17th June 2007 © Copyright Elliott Simpson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Petty Bank Navigation Buoy, Inverness Firth

The Petty Bank Lateral Navigation Buoy not only marks the channel into and out off Inverness but also marks the end of a sewer outfall. Note the strong tide running just after High Water.

Taken 7th March 2009 © Copyright George Brown and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Track across Dochfour Hill

This is a well made section of track above Loch Dochfour. The track is mostly wet, muddy and washed out.

Taken 1st November 2008 © Copyright George Brown and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Barley field below Tullich

Munlochy Bay and the Moray Firth lie below the large field.

Taken 16th August 2008 © Copyright Dr Julian Paren and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Fishing Pond at Dalveallan

This huge new artificial pond, with island and fish stocks, is part of the development of a new house at Dalveallan.

Taken 14th August 2006 © Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Fish Farming at Avoch

A tank of salmon hatchlings is airlifted by helicopter to the pens in Avoch Bay.

Taken May 1999 © Copyright Anne Burgess and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Tore Gallery

An interesting art gallery housed in a building that was formerly the Killearnan Free Church. The church was constructed in about 1860, using local Tarradale stone.

Taken 21st August 2007 © Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Avoch

Hill of Fortrose in the distance.

Taken 10th March 2007 © Copyright Dave Fergusson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Avoch Bay

Looking out across Avoch Bay.

Taken September 1980 © Copyright Gerald England and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

A835 at Muckernich

The A835 road runs on a new alignment having left the A9 at Tore roundabout. Much upgraded the road continues to Ullapool and Elphin.

Taken 5th April 2009 © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The Falcon's Return, Eastgate Shopping Centre

"The Falcon's Return" a larger than life-size statue cast in bronze by local artist, Leonie Gibbs. Surrounding the statue, you'll find The Baked Potato, Café Centro, Lorimers, Pizza Hut Express and KFC.

Taken 11th September 2005 © Copyright Pip Rolls and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Four Spires

A series of four churches - of different denominations - along the banks of River Ness

Taken 22nd August 2009 © Copyright Graeme Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Academy Street

For anyone arriving in Inverness by train, the solid architecture of Academy Street is the first thing they will see. In this view the station is on the right and a banner spans the street advertising a Victorian market.

Taken 15th August 2009 © Copyright Stephen McKay and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Inverness Station

Showing the forecourt of this important hub of the Highlands railway network.

Taken 15th August 2009 © Copyright Stephen McKay and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The Government's Line at Culloden

Marked out with a path showing approximate position of the forces line up before the battle. the terrain has been carefully restored (with many trees removed) to make it appear very similar to 1746.

Taken 27th August 2007 © Copyright Bob Embleton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

River Nairn near Craggie

A lovely swimming hole, deep, clear, slow water and a shelving pebble bank.

Taken 15th April 2009 © Copyright Sylvia Duckworth and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Affordable housing development, Lower Slackbuie

The Highland Council makes it a planning requirement that all new housing developments in the private sector of 10 or more homes must contain 25% affordable homes.

Taken 24th June 2009 © Copyright E Sandland and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

B&Q

Many retail outlets in Inverness are larger than the size of the town would seem to require. However, As Inverness is by far the biggest town in the Scottish Highlands, many of the retail outlets serve not only the local population, but also provide for residents from a very wide area.

Taken 29th April 2009 © Copyright Richard Dorrell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The Strathnairn Railway Viaduct

This graceful structure carries the railway south from Inverness. It was opened in November 1898 just months after its engineer, Murdoch Paterson, had died. It is 600 yards in length and has 29 arches,the central one crossing the River Nairn having a span of 100 feet and the remaining 28 with a span of 50 feet

Taken 18th September 2008 © Copyright ronnie leask and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Dovecote at Culloden

Late 18th century dovecote which belonged to the Forbes family of nearby Culloden House about 3km east of Inverness. Close to the road which passes through Culloden village (not the battlefield).

Taken 2000 © Copyright David Greenhalgh and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Landing at Inverness

From this roundabout the gated road is the original road that went past the end of the runway at Inverness Airport. Traffic on this road was stopped by traffic lights when planes were landing. This road has been closed and a new semicircular shaped road takes the traffic further away from the end of the runway.

Taken 31st May 2009 © Copyright don cload and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Next Stop Inverness

A Glasgow to Inverness service approaches journeys end . Culloden viaduct is in the background. Note the road tankers on the left.

Taken 15th September 1990 © Copyright roger geach and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Leanach Cottage

The only surviving building after the battle of Culloden was the Old Leanach Cottage which was inhabited until 1912 and then kept preserved by the Gaelic Society of Inverness. Now part of the visitor centre run by the National Trust for Scotland.

Taken 28th April 2006 © Copyright Steve Brown and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Eden Court Theatre

Two theatres and two cinemas are house in the building; in the foreground there is a film crew (dressed in yellow hi-vis vests) who were filming some sort of Bollywood style film, at least judging by the music.

Taken 10th April 2009 © Copyright Mike Pennington and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The Portland Club

Located in Portland Place, the club occupies the basement of the building, while the ground floor is home to a children's nursery. The building is dated 1828.

Taken 9th April 2009 © Copyright Richard Dorrell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Statue of Flora Macdonald

Flora MacDonald was the heroine who smuggled Bonnie Prince Charlie across the Western Isles disguised as her maid Betty Burke, after the Battle of Culloden in 1746. This statue, which is unusual in having a dog also depicted, was erected in front of Inverness Castle in the early 1900s. She is seen looking south west - down the Great Glen looking in vain for Charlie to return.

Taken April 2009 © Copyright emma mykytyn and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Urban Pigeon

A Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) sitting in the hole left by a broken ventilation duct.

Taken 9th August 2009 © Copyright Mike Pennington and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

New Century House

Home of the Inverness Courier and the Highland News newspapers.

Taken 09/04/09 © Copyright Richard Dorrell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Cawdor Big Wood

Cawdor Big Wood extends to a couple of square kilometres of mature deciduous and native scots pine woodland covered by conservation designations and agreements. Here at the west side the woodland is primarily open oak and beech woodland, with a wonderful carpet of bluebells appearing from the woodrush every June.

Taken 04/06/06 © Copyright RoryD and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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