Inverness Cathedral leads what is near Smithton
Among the places to visit in and near Smithton are 5 museums, 3 historic houses and 3 attractions. Our list finds nothing inside Smithton’s locality, but 14 places within 5 km of its edge. Heritage bodies look after 4 of them: 3 by the National Trust for Scotland and 1 by Historic Environment Scotland. Allow a day for Urquhart Castle, 25 km off.
Around Smithton: where to begin
After Inverness Cathedral come 2 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle.
CathedralInverness Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseInverness Castle2.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumInverness Museum & Art Gallery2.7 km outside town, to the west
CastleCastle Stuart4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandCulloden Battlefield Visitor Centre2.9 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseCulloden House800 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
The 14 outside town cluster to the west.
The dashed line is Smithton’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The types of place
Count 6 castles or historic places and 5 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Smithton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust for Scotland and 1 by Historic Environment Scotland (Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Abertarff House, Balnuaran of Clava and Balnain House).
The list in full
Each of the 14 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Day trips from Smithton
Best known of the 12 within reach is Urquhart Castle, at 25 km.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandBrodie Castle30 km northeastCastleCastleKilravock Castle11 km eastCathedralCathedralFortrose Cathedral11 km northCastleCastleAldourie Castle14 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseDalcross Castle7.4 km northeast
CastleBrahan Castle22 km northwestCastleCastleBeaufort Castle21 km westCastleCastleCastle Craig20 km northwest
Historic houseRedcastle13 km westPlaces well known beyond Smithton (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.
Your questions on Smithton
What is there to see near Smithton?
No attraction is mapped inside Smithton itself. Within 5 km of it are Inverness Cathedral, Inverness Castle, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery and Castle Stuart.
Does Smithton have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Smithton: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Abertarff House and Behind the Radar.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Smithton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Smithton, 4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust for Scotland and 1 by Historic Environment Scotland (Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Abertarff House, Balnuaran of Clava and Balnain House).
What are the best-known days out near Smithton?
Within 40 km: Urquhart Castle (25 km), Fort George (12 km), Cawdor Castle (14 km), Brodie Castle (30 km).
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 Smithton 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 (9)
- 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
- 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
- Brodie Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brahan Castle: W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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