White Bridge

White Bridge, originally uploaded by Duncan Brown (Cradlehall).

This is a Wade bridge which carried the old military road from Fort George to Cawdor. This hump-backed bridge crosses the river Nairn near Clephanton and is only wide enough for one vehicle. Because of its blind summit, access across the bridge is controlled by traffic lights.

Taken on April 16, 2010

Culloden Moor

Culloden Moor, originally uploaded by Brian Forbes.

1987 35m picture of a train from Edinburgh to Inverness coasting downhill past Culloden Moor signal box. The station closed 1965 with the signal cabin a year after the photo was taken. In the left background is a train of tar tanks.
Locomotive 47641 Colossus

Meallmore Lodge

Built in 1869 as a hunting lodge for the clan Macintosh, Meallmore Lodge has over the years entertained royalty such as Edward VII. In later years the lodge became a very renowned hotel in the Inverness area. In 1987 Meallmore Lodge was converted to a care home. Although occupying a somewhat remote location on the B9154 over 10Km out of Inverness, it is obviously very successful, with extensive new building in progress.

Taken 22nd April 2010 © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Highland Cattle

Highland Cattle, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Highland cattle feeding near Ruthven Barracks, Strathspey. Monadhliath Mountains behind and Kingussie on far left. The A9 can be seen running along the valley.

Taken on April 26, 2010

Wester Craigs

Wester Craigs, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Wester Craigs housing development looking roughly east from near the pond. The old Craig Dunain hospital, gutted and being developed for flats, is just out of sight at the far end to the right

Taken on March 24, 2010

View down Strathnairn

The broad valley of the River Nairn, seen looking downstream below Farr village.

Taken 22nd April 2010 © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Whin Park Mill Race

Whin Park Mill Race, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Tail race from the old Bught Mill, Inverness.

Taken on March 16, 2010

Transocean Rather

Transocean Rather, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Oil rig "Transocean Rather" in entrance to Cromarty Firth with North Sutor in the background.

Taken on March 8, 2010

Narrow Bridge

The B851 from Farr down on to the A9 is generally narrow with passing places, despite being quite a busy commuter route. This narrow bridge over a tributary of the River Nairn is necessarily controlled by lights.

Taken 22nd April 2010 © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Katharine Duff Arms

Katharine Duff Arms, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Arms of Duffs of Drummuir on side of a building in School Lane, Inverness. Inscription reads "Katharine Duff Lady Drummure gifted the six Incorp Trades and Masons of Inverness the ground upon which this building stands 1729".

Taken on March 1, 2010

Tarbat Discovery Centre

Tarbat Discovery Centre, originally uploaded by Tain4u.

Tarbat Discovery Centre is a Museum situated in an old church in the beautiful coastal village of Portmahomack.

Find out more on their website

Taken on May 20, 2009

Ness Walk

Ness Walk Inverness Scotland, originally uploaded by conner395.

The stretch of roadway between Eden Court Theatre and St Andrews Cathderal used to be very wide in the days when most vehicles were horse-drawn.

Subsequently the road was split into two parallel roads, the upper being named Bishops Road and the one nearest the River retained the name Ness Walk.

This portion of Ness Walk finally lived up to its name when it was pedestrianised, and now provides what it did in bygone times, a nice safe riverside walk from whence to admire the river and its inhabitants and also the interesting array of architecture on the East side of the river.

This view was taken opposite Eden Court Theatre, looking northwards towards the Cathedral (just visible at top left)

Taken on November 5, 2009

Falcon Square

On Falcon Square, originally uploaded by merkincher.

This building on Falcon Square houses Laura Ashley and Pizza Express.

It was part of The Falcon Foundry which was opened at Inverness rail terminus by a John Falconer in 1858. It was moved to its present location, "brick by brick" in 2003.

Taken on April 5, 2010

Poser

Poser, originally uploaded by merkincher.

Mr. B.B., your friendly traffic warden (especially if you don't own a car) on Academy Street.

Taken on April 5, 2010

Milton of Leys Bridge

88/365 Milton Of Leys Bridge, originally uploaded by Craig Blaikie.

This is the new bridge they have built over the new link road from Milton Of Leys. It's not open yet though as they've still to lay the path on either side.

Taken on April 13, 2010

Daviot Church

Daviot Church near Inverness Scotland, originally uploaded by conner395.

This wee kirk was always a landmark - even a sort of 'lighthouse' in former years for travellers coming north on the twisty and undulating A9 road from Perth (pre road upgrading). Coming abreast the Meallmore Brae and seeing this landmark on the opposite side of the glen meant it was only another couple of hairpin bends, intersting descents and arduous ascents before Inverness was finally reached. It's a lovely little church in quite an exposed location.

Taken on April 7, 2010

Loch Ness House Hotel

Loch Ness House Hotel, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Loch Ness House Hotel, Inverness (now closed) near Tomnahurich Swing Bridge.

There's a picture from another Flickr contributor here showing it in better times

Taken on March 16, 2010

A96 Pillbox

A96 Pillbox, originally uploaded by Duncan Brown (Cradlehall).

This brick-built pillbox was used to guard the A96 approach to Inverness at Stoneyfield.
It lies beside the old A96 roadbridge over the Inverness- Aberdeen railway line.

Taken on March 7, 2010

Mill Race Weir

Mill Race weir, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Weir on river Ness above Whin Island. This end feeds the head race for Bught Mill (now gone) and the other end fed the head race for Holm Mill on the far side of the river. The green bank on right is embankement for Caledonian Canal.

Taken on March 16, 2010

Provost's Hoose

THE PROVOST'S HOOSE, originally uploaded by Duncan Brown (Cradlehall).

This property is called Ach-An-Eas. It is now a Council-owned residential home in Inverness but it was once the home of Dr. Alexander Ross, Provost of Inverness and a very distinguished highland architect who was responsible for the design and build of Inverness Cathedral – the first cathedral to be built in Britain since the Reformation.

The lamp-post in the foreground is to show that this was once the provost's house. All houses in the city that were homes to the provosts of Inverness have similar lamp-posts. This is a custom that continues to this day.

Taken on March 12, 2010

Cleopatra Slab

Cleopatra Slab, originally uploaded by The Poss.

According to the Highland Clearances website

The "Cleopatra" stone on Cromarty foreshore commemorates the many ships that sailed from Aberdeen or Dundee to Canada carrying emigrants. Often they would pick up extra passengers at Cromarty. The main part is thought to be a quotation from Hugh Miller and published in the Inverness Courier on 22nd June 1831:

"The Cleopatra as she swept past the town of Cromarty was greeted with three cheers by crowds of the inhabitants and the emigrants returned the salute, but mingled with the dash of the waves and the murmurs of the breeze, their faint huzzas seemed rather sounds of wailing and lamentation than of a congratulatory farewell."

Round the edge are the names of many of the ships which carried the emigrants:- Ami; Ann; Asia; Blagdon; Boyne; Brilliant; Canada: Cleopatra; Clio; Corsair; Dalmarnock; Diligence; Economist; George; Good Intent; Headleys; Industry; Isabella Simpson; John; Jane Kay; Kate; Lady Grey; Lady MacNaughton; Lamb; Lord Brougham; Planet; Poland; Ropbert & Margaret; Rover; Salamis; Theodora; Triton; Tweed; Vestal; Viewforth; XYZ; Zealous; Zephyr.

Taken 8th March 2010.

Scotrail at Culloden

Scotrail, originally uploaded by Duncan Brown (Cradlehall).

Here is a Scotrail train crossing over a pedestrian tunnel beside Culloden Forest. This tunnel would have originally been built to allow livestock to use either side of the railway line.

Taken on March 2, 2010

Bus Stop Bar

Bus Stop Bar, Inverness , originally uploaded by The Poss.

Bus Stop Bar situated in an old building. The bus station itself is out of frame to right of image. The white building is Rose Street multi-storey car park. Until very recently the office for registering births and deaths was at the bottom of the car park just to the right of Bus Stop Bar. Also used for contracting civil marriages. The location and facilities were thought by many to be a disgrace.

Taken on February 22, 2010

Friars Yard

Friars Yard, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Part of the small Greyfriars burial ground in Inverness looking towards Friar's Street.

Taken on February 22, 2010

Class 08 08788 - Inverness

Class 08 08788 - Inverness, originally uploaded by dwb photos.

Class 08 08788 shunting a Caledonian Sleeper Coach at Inverness on the 4th June 2007.

General Sir Hector MacDonald Memorial tower

Sited on the summit of Mitchell Hill above Dingwall, this beautiful castellated tower - erected in 1907 - stands (now amid a beautiful cemetery) in silent tribute to one of Ross-shire's (and Scotland's) most famous sons, Major-General Sir Hector Archibald Macdonald KCB, DSO, ADC, LLD.(1853-1903), otherwise known as "Fighting Mac" and "Hector the Hero".

Taken 8th August 2009 © Copyright Dave Connor and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Culloden Moor

According to the landowners and custodians of the battlefield, the National Trust for Scotland, drainage and forestry has dried out the moor since the battle, so this boggy pool beside the Jacobite lines may give an idea of the terrain at the time. Certainly, it is known Jacobite troops on this flank, down in a boggy hollow, took longer to reach the Government lines - the right flank on higher, drier ground met their fate much more rapidly.

Taken 5th April 2010 © Copyright Mike Pennington and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Unofficial downhill cycle race course

A cycle track near Leachkin made by local downhill enthusiasts where they practice jumping over great distances on improvised ramps, and other similarly kamikaze things.

Taken 10th April 2010 © Copyright Alasdair MacNeill and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

St Michael and All Angels Church

St Michael and All Angels Church at the corner of Abban Street and Lochalsh Road, Inverness, was built in 1886 on the other side of the River Ness from its present location. It was moved stone by stone with the roof being floated in sections on barges across the river in 1903/04. The interior was redesigned by Sir Ninian Comper in 1904 and 1926. A special feature is the stained glass window of the four Archangels by Comper.

Taken 21st September 2009 © Copyright Len Black and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Eathie Salmon Bothy

Eathie Salmon Bothy, originally uploaded by The Poss.

The bothy at Eathie Salmon Fishing Station. The men would live here for several months — February to August. There's a small display on right as the site is part of "Hugh Miller Trail". It's quite a way from the one-track road so not overcrowded!

Taken on March 9, 2010

Tree Sculpture

Tree Sculpture, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Carved tree at the western end of Wester Craigs near the pond.

Taken on March 24, 2010

The CDPB theme today is Sculpture. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.