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They're a 20-minute walk south of the castle - head upstream on either side of the river
(the start of the Great Glen Way), and return on the opposite bank. On the way you'll pass
St)
, dating from 1869, and the modern Eden Court Theatre (
Click here
)
, which hosts reg-
ular art exhibits, both on the west bank.
MUSEUM
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
(
01463-237114;
www.inverness.highland.museum
; Castle Wynd; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat
Apr-Oct, Thu-Sat Nov-Mar)
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery has wildlife dioramas, geo-
logical displays, period rooms with historic weapons, Pictish stones and contemporary
Highland arts and crafts.
Victorian Market
(
www.invernessvictorianmarket.co.uk
;
Academy St; 9am-5pm)
If the rain comes down,
you could opt for a spot of retail therapy in the Victorian Market, a shopping mall that
dates from the 1890s and has rather more charm than its modern equivalents.
MARKET
Inverness Castle
(Castle St)
The hill above the city centre is topped by the picturesque Baronial turrets of
Inverness Castle, a pink-sandstone confection dating from 1847 that replaced a medieval
castle blown up by the Jacobites in 1746; it serves today as the Sheriff's Court. It's not
open to the public, but there are good views from the surrounding gardens.
CASTLE
