Scotland · 11th century
Inverness Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Inbhir Nis) is a castle overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Highland, Scotland. A succession of castles has occupied the site since 1057, although the present red sandstone structure was completed in 1836 to designs by William Burn and later extended by Thomas Brown II. Originally serving as the sheriff court and administrative centre for Inverness-shire, the castle is a Category A listed building.
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Inverness Castle ranks #889 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #26 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1057, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,650 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Inverness, 1 km away. It is one of the 76 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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