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Inverness-shire

Where to go, eat and stay in Inverness-shire.

Inverness is the Highland capital, with the River Ness running through the middle of town and the castle on the hill above it. It's a small, friendly city of bookshops, bakeries and riverside restaurants, and the Highlands start right on its doorstep.

Castles, cairns and the field of CullodenPlaces to visitGlens, waterfalls, the river and the lochWalks and the outdoorsRiverside kitchens, bakeries and a whisky barFood and drinkShops, studios and makersShops and makersThe distilleriesWhiskyLog cabins in the glen and cottages on Loch NessPlaces to stayDays we have driven, stop by stopDays out
The guide

Our guide to Inverness-shire.

All of Inverness-shire, part by part: what is where, how to get round, and where to eat and stay. Photographed by us.

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Weather for itFor today's weatherInvernessBlack Isle BarRestaurantInvernessThe Walrus & CorkscrewRestaurantInvernessThe KitchenRestaurantThe Black IsleThe AllangrangeRestaurantThe Black IsleBlack Isle BreweryRestaurant

A pint by the fire.

Cold and wet enough out there. The pubs with a fire lit and good food.

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From our guideInvernessInverness CastleInvernessThe Victorian MarketInvernessInverness CathedralNear InvernessCulloden Visitor CentreNear InvernessClava CairnsArdersierFort George

The history of Inverness-shire.

People have lived around the Great Glen for thousands of years, and some of them left their mark in stone.

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Days outA dayCarn Liath from AberarderBy carA dayCulloden Battlefield and Fort GeorgeBy carMore than a dayFive days in the HighlandsBy carA morningA walk to Invermoriston Falls and Telford's old bridgeBy carA morningA walk to Divach Falls from DrumnadrochitBy carA morningA walk to the Falls of Foyers and lunch at the CameronsBy car

New days out in Inverness-shire.

Ready-made days, the newest first, each with its drive times, its stops and somewhere to eat.

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Did you know1 minute ago

All food and drink are included, and there is no self-catering

Glen Affric Estate, near Cannich, is let to just one group of up to 24 at a time. They have the Victorian Lodge on its spit of land in Loch Affric and two cottages to themselves. All food and drink are included, cooked by the estate's chef, and the candlelit cellar beneath the Lodge is kept for wine and whisky tastings.

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From the JournalThe journal14 minutes agoInvernessUrquhart CastleAttractionInvernessInverness CastleAttractionInvernessLoch NessAttractionBroadford and SurroundsBroadfordAttractionIsle of SkyeSkye BridgeAttraction

The Siege of Urquhart Castle

In 1296, Edward I of England effectively ‘conquered’ the Kingdom of Scotland, rendering it a province of England with little autonomy of its own.

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Did you know26 minutes ago

A faded scrap of cloth pulled from a peat bog in Glen Affric, Inverness-shire, is the oldest known tartan found in Scotland, dated to between 1500 and 1655.

The fragment, about 22 by 17 inches, came out of the bog around 40 years ago and takes its name from the glen where it was found. It was probably worn by someone working outdoors. Radiocarbon dating put it between 1500 and 1655, and microscopy picked out green, brown and possibly red and yellow. The green came from indigo or woad, and no artificial dyes turned up, so it was most likely made before the 1750s. Clan Chisholm held the glen at the time, but nobody knows who owned the cloth, so the Scottish Tartans Authority, which calls it Scotland's oldest surviving true tartan, will not tie it to them.

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Your dates39 minutes ago

Know when you are going? Tell us, and we will show you only what is free.

Choose your dates at the top of this page, and every place below narrows to the ones with those nights open.

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Lunch52 minutes agoInverness-shireThe Tomich Hotel5.1 milesInverness-shireGlen Rowan Cafe8.6 milesInverness-shireThe Camerons Tea Room9.7 miles

Lunch near RSPB Corrimony.

The three good places closest to it: The Tomich Hotel, Glen Rowan Cafe and The Camerons Tea Room.

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In the Highlands1 hour ago

Beavers are coming back to the River Ness, after NatureScot approved the release of up to 15 families round Loch Ness.

Trees for Life and the Beaver Trust have the licence, and the families will go to agreed sites over the next three years. Beavers were last recorded in Scotland beside Loch Ness, in a chronicle from 1526.

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Did you know1 hour ago

Blue, great and coal tits visit the bird table, and sometimes a crested tit

Parus, a log cabin for two at Eagle Brae in Strathglass, takes its name from the Latin for the tit family. The birds live up to it: blue, great and coal tits come to its bird table, and now and then a crested tit. Wild bird feed is left out for you, and prints of the birds hang over the bed.

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Free1 hour agoFort WilliamThe Great Glen WayAttractionInvernessSuidhe ViewpointAttractionInvernessClava CairnsAttractionInvernessLoch NessAttractionEaster RossGlenmorangie DistilleryAttractionInvernessJacobite Loch Ness CruisesAttraction

Free to visit.

Beaches, waterfalls, viewpoints and stones: nothing to pay and nobody to ask.

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