Inverness Castle
Inverness Castle is a castle in Inverness, Highland. It is on the official list as a category A listed building. Look also at Inverness Cathedral, 300 m away, first of 20 more within 15 km.
Historic house in Inverness
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Inverness
Inverness Castle is inside Inverness’ locality, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Inverness has 299 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
If warmth matters, go June to August: Inverness reaches 17–19°C.
Inverness Castle
Its story is told in 14 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 14 languages
- Town
- in Inverness
The map
The orange dot is Inverness Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Inverness’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
Inverness tops the 8 for size, at 48,257 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Inverness
Westhill
Smithton
Milton of Leys
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Inverness Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | It’s in town | 48,257 | 12 |
| Westhill | 2.2 km east of it | 5,681 | 13 |
| Smithton | 2.7 km east of it | 2,905 | 14 |
| Milton of Leys | 3 km southeast of it | 3,168 | 9 |
| Culloden | 4.7 km east of it | 3,699 | 12 |
| Muir of Ord | 15 km west of it | 2,832 | 5 |
| Dingwall | 19 km northwest of it | 5,274 | 9 |
| Invergordon | 24 km north of it | 3,801 | 3 |
While you are near Inverness Castle
Also close at hand are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and 2 castles, among 20 within 15 km.
CathedralInverness Cathedral300 m away2
MuseumInverness Museum & Art Gallery100 m away3MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandAbertarff House300 m away4
CastleCastle Stuart8.8 km away5CastleCastleAldourie Castle10 km away6Historic houseHistoric house · National Trust for ScotlandBalnain House400 m away7CathedralCathedralFortrose Cathedral13 km away8
Historic houseRedcastle9.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Inverness Castle
Where is Inverness Castle?
Inverness Castle is in Inverness, Highland, inside the town’s locality.
What is Inverness Castle?
Castle in Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Inverness Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Inverness, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Inverness Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Inverness Castle?
Within 15 km: Inverness Cathedral (300 m), Inverness Museum & Art Gallery (100 m), Abertarff House (300 m) and Castle Stuart (8.8 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 Castle: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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