Inverness is a city in Nova Scotia, Canada
Inverness (/ɪnvərˈnɛs/ ( listen); from the Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis [iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ], meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on The Aird and the 18th-century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor. It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen (Gleann Mòr) at its north-eastern extremity where the River Ness enters the Moray Firth. At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (King David I) in the 12th century. The Gaelic king Mac Bethad Mac Findláich (MacBeth) whose 11th-century killing of King Duncan was immortalised in Shakespeare's largely fictionalized play Macbeth, held a castle within the city where he ruled as Mormaer of Moray and Ross.
Top sights in Inverness | |
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Inverness Beach Boardwalk | 46.232085 / -61.317061 |
Cabot Links Golf Course | 46.236527 / -61.302236 |
Cabot Cliffs Golf Course | 46.236527 / -61.302236 |
Eagle Eye Outfitters | 46.232392 / -61.303728 |
Doug Fraser Art Gallery And Sculptural Garden | 46.229418 / -61.272593 |
Inverness County Centre For The Arts | 46.238266 / -61.296934 |
Inverness Visitor Information Centre | 46.227659 / -61.307620 |
St Margaret Of Scotland And Church Cemetery | 45.866874 / -61.314282 |
Stella Maris Parish | 46.229115 / -61.304299 |
St Joseph Church | 45.081214 / -64.493023 |
La Societe Saint-Pierre | 46.642809 / -61.001422 |
St Matthews United Church | 44.643880 / -63.572098 |
Inverness Miners' Museum | 46.230890 / -61.309362 |
Keltic Cruisers | 46.230890 / -61.309362 |
Tears Of Glass | 46.230890 / -61.309362 |
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