Inverness Cathedral opens Inverness’s list
Visitors to Inverness can choose from 5 museums, 3 historic houses and 3 attractions. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 5 beyond the 7 inside Inverness’ locality. Here, 3 places are kept up by the National Trust for Scotland. 2 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. The trip to Urquhart Castle is 21 km.
The best known in Inverness
After Inverness Cathedral come 3 museums and 2 historic houses.
CathedralInverness Cathedralin town
Historic houseInverness Castlein town
MuseumInverness Museum & Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandAbertarff Housein townHistoric houseHistoric house · National Trust for ScotlandBalnain Housein townMuseumMuseumBehind the Radarin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The farthest of them, Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, is 8.1 km out.
The dashed line is Inverness’ locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Kind by kind
Ahead are museums or galleries (5); next, castles or historic places (4).
Green: inside Inverness. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Abertarff House, Balnain House and Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre).
Everything to see
The town has 7; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
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9The 7 inside Inverness come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
299 listed buildings and 8 scheduled monuments are on Inverness’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Inverness →
Further out, the best known
Top of the 12 day trips: Urquhart Castle, at 21 km.
CastleCastle Stuart9.5 km northeast
CastleBrahan Castle19 km northwestCastleCastleBeaufort Castle16 km west
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandBrodie Castle34 km northeastCathedralCathedralFortrose Cathedral14 km northeast
Historic houseRedcastle9.8 km northwestCastleCastleKilravock Castle16 km east
CastleKilcoy Castle11 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Inverness (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Inverness’ attractions
What are the main attractions in Inverness?
The best known inside Inverness’ locality are Inverness Cathedral, Inverness Castle, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery and Abertarff House. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Inverness have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Inverness: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Abertarff House, Behind the Radar and The Scottish Kiltmaker Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Inverness?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Inverness, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Abertarff House, Balnain House and Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre).
What are the best-known days out near Inverness?
Within 40 km: Urquhart Castle (21 km), Fort George (16 km), Cawdor Castle (19 km), Aldourie Castle (9.5 km).
Where are Inverness’ historic buildings listed?
Inverness has 299 listed buildings, 14 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Inverness when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (10)
- 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
- Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Culloden House: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Stuart: User StaraBlazkova on cs.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brahan Castle: W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcoy Castle: Webrazor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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