Inverness

Scottish Highland capital

Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands, situated at the northeastern end of the Great Glen where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth.

Often called the capital of the Highlands, it serves as a gateway to Loch Ness and the surrounding region.

An Inverness cape or Inverness coat is a sleeveless outer garment with a removable cape, associated with Victorian dress and Sherlock Holmes imagery.

history

Culloden

Scottish battlefield, 1746

clans · castle · Bonnie Prince Charlie · battlefields · medieval · fortification · heritage · antiquity · Victorian · clearances

LochNess

Nessie

Scottish lake creature's nickname

sonar · expedition · plesiosaur · hoax · mystery · folklore · legend · deep · murky · tourism

culture

ceilidh

Scottish social dance gathering

  • GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
  • tartanPatterned clan fabric
  • kiltWrapped Highland garment

bagpipes · whisky · haggis · Highland games · fiddle · shinty · clans · thistle · dram · sporran

Highland

glens

Narrow mountain valleys

  • heatherMoorland flowering shrub
  • moorsUncultivated peaty highlands
  • lochsScottish lakes or inlets

stag · grouse · scenery · rugged · wilderness · crofts · estates · stalking · gamekeeper · peat

city

capital

Wealth used for investment

bridges · shopping · Old Town · castle · marina · airport · university · market · riverfront · townhouse

Categories
Opposites
scottish geographic position

InvernessEdinburgh

Scotland's seat of government

Glasgow · Gretna · Galloway · Ayrshire · Dundee

Northern vs Southern Britain

InvernessLondon

England's capital city

Cornwall · Brighton · Dover · Canterbury

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G