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Looking down the River Ness towards the Ness Bridge and
Inverness Castle.
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The River Ness with the Friars Bridge.
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Greig Street Bridge
1881, iron suspension pedestrian bridge.
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Plaque on the Greig Street Bridge.
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North Free Church on Bank Street
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Bishop's Mission Church (Episcopalian) on Bank
Street
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The Infirmary Bridge
iron suspension, pedestrian bridge built in 1879.
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St Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral completed
in 1874.
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Ness Bridge
pre-stressed concrete arches road bridge built
in 1961.
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Inverness Castle was built on the site of
an earlier fortress in 1835.
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Statue of Flora MacDonald
1722 - 1790
She aided Bonnie Prince Charlie, to escape to
France after the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden Moor in 1746.
She was imprisoned briefly in the Tower of
London for smuggling the prince, disguised as a woman, to the Isle
of Skye,
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"Fhad's a dh'fhasas flur air machair,
Mairidh cliu na h-ainnir chaoimh".
"The preserver of Prince Charles Edward
Stuart will be mentioned in history, and if courage and fidelity
be virtues mentioned with honour " Johnson
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This is a prehistoric cemetery: the Passage Cairns and
the Central Ring Cairn are approximately 3,000 - 4,000 years old.
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North-east Passage Cairn
Although the central chamber is open to the elements it
originally had a dome shaped roof that was built of
overlapping stones and sealed by a large slab.
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North-east Passage Cairn
After the tomb was closed rubble was piled against the
kerb to prevent access to the passage and the cairn was
enclosed by a ring of standing stones.
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North-east Passage Cairn
The passage leading to the chamber had a low
roof that people would need to crawl along. Most of the time the
passage and chamber were in darkness but they were aligned so
that on the midwinter solstice (which is the shortest day of the
year) it was illuminated by the setting sun.
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Central Ring Cairn
Built at around the same time as the passage graves, it
originally consisted of a rubble wall supported on both sides
by a kerb. Human bones with signs of burning were found when
the interior was excavated. It could have been a tomb but
could have also marked the position of a pyre.
When it's use was over the centre was filled with rubble
to make it level with the wall and it was enclosed by a stone
circle.
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South-west Passage Cairn
This grave was used for a short time before it
was closed and surrounded by a cobbled bank and stone circle.
The entrance to the chamber is marked by two
tall slabs of stone. The midwinter sun would have been seen
setting on the valley side.
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Kerb Cairn
It was probably built around 1,000 BC,
during the same time as when the passage graves were reused.
The boulders may have marked the edges of a low earthen mound
which could have been a grave.
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The battle that took place on 16 April 1746 and effectively ended
Jacobite hopes of restoring the exiled Stuart dynasty to the throne of
Britain. The army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart was crushed by
Government forces led by the Duke of Cumberland in less than an hour.
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Leanach Cottage
which survived the battle that took place around it.
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A view over Culloden Moor which was the site of
the battlefield.
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"The Battle of Culloden
was fought on this moor 16th April 1746
The graves of the gallant highlanders who
fought for Scotland & Prince Charlie are marked by the names
of their clans."
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"Well of the dead
here the chief of the MacGillievrays Fell"
The body of Alexander MacGillivray of
Dunmaglass, was found here amongst several other corpses. He
led the Clan Chattan regiment in the Prince's army.
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