Visitor attractions and information - Inverness
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 Inverness
Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Wynd , Inverness IV2 3EB. Tel:
01463 237114. Explore our lively "Man in the Landscape"
exhibition and our Discovery Centre. Upstairs is a large range
of silverware from the Inverness Area, authentic Highland weapons
and bagpipes as well as a collection of Scottish contemporary
art. www.invernessmuseum.com. Location: In the centre of Inverness. |
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Inverness Castle and the Castle Garrison Encounter.
Tel: 01463 243 363. The Inverness Castle that now sits overlooking
the River Ness is a 19th Century building used as the Sheriff
Court. At the Castle Garrison Encounter you can journey back
in time to 1745, enlist in the Regiment and meet some of its
other characters live. Open daily during the tourist season.
Location: In the centre
of Inverness. |
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The
Original Loch Ness Visitor Centre, Drumnadrochit, Inverness,
IV63 6TU. Tel: 01456 450342. For centuries sightings have been
made of a mysterious creature said to inhabit the deep and murky
waters of Scotland's most famous Loch. Now you can take our official
guide and explore those murky waters for yourself. www.lochness-centre.com. About 10 miles southwest of Inverness. |
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The Culloden Battlefield Memorial Project.
The new visitor centre is being built 200 metres to the south
of the current centre which will remain open throughout the construction
period. The centre is being built on a
gentle slope and will be almost hidden from the battlefield.
www.culloden.org. About
4 miles east of Inverness. |
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The
Dolphin and Seal Centre, North Kessock Tel: 01463 731866. The
Moray Firth contains a resident population of Bottlenose dolphins
in excess of 140 animals, the largest such population in the
North Sea. There are also large populations of both Common seal
and Grey seal. The Visitor Centre is one of the best opportunities
in Europe to observe dolphins and seals in their natural habitat.
You can listen to the dolphins through the unique underwater
microphone system. Open June-September. About 3 miles north of Inverness. |
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