Abertarff House
Abertarff House, a museum, stands in Inverness. 8 more places to visit are within 5 km. Upkeep is seen to by National Trust for Scotland.
Museum in Inverness
Inside Inverness
Abertarff House is inside Inverness’ locality, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by National Trust for Scotland
One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Warm weather in Inverness runs June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Abertarff House
First among the places near it is Inverness Cathedral, at 500 m.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Town
- in Inverness
- Official site
- nts.org.uk/visit/places/abertarff-house
Know before you go
Abertarff House on the map
Orange is Abertarff House; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Inverness’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Abertarff House, by distance
Home to 48,257 people, Inverness is the largest of these 5. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Inverness
Westhill
Smithton
Milton of Leys
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Abertarff House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | It’s in town | 48,257 | 12 |
| Westhill | 2.3 km east of it | 5,681 | 13 |
| Smithton | 2.8 km east of it | 2,905 | 14 |
| Milton of Leys | 3.3 km southeast of it | 3,168 | 9 |
| Culloden | 4.8 km east of it | 3,699 | 12 |
While you are near Abertarff House
A visit can add 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a cathedral, from 22 places within 15 km.
CathedralInverness Cathedral500 m away2
Historic houseInverness Castle300 m away3
MuseumInverness Museum & Art Gallery300 m away4FortFortFort George15 km away5
CastleCastle Stuart8.8 km away6CastleCastleAldourie Castle10 km away7Historic houseHistoric house · National Trust for ScotlandBalnain House200 m away8
Historic houseRedcastle9.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Abertarff House
Where is Abertarff House?
Abertarff House is in Inverness, Highland, inside the town’s locality.
What is Abertarff House?
Museum.
Who runs Abertarff House?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Abertarff House?
June to August are the warmest months in Inverness, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Abertarff House?
Within 15 km: Inverness Cathedral (500 m), Inverness Castle (300 m), Inverness Museum & Art Gallery (300 m) and Fort George (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Inverness Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Castle: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Museum & Art Gallery: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Stuart: User StaraBlazkova on cs.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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