Scotland Inverness

What do you think of when you hear the name ‘ Scotland’. Golf. Tartan What do you think of when you hear the name ‘ Scotland’ ? Golf? Tartan? Bagpipes? The Loch Ness Monster? Welcome to a very special country…

The map of Scotland

. Inverness is the city in the Highlands. It is the capital of the Highlands.

Inverness is situated in the mouth of the Ness river Inverness is situated in the mouth of the Ness river. The name of the town is known from the Gaelic ‘the mouth of the river Ness’.

In the 6th century the territory of Inverness was populated by the tribes of Picts.

Inverness Castle was built in 1053.

About 40,000 people live there Inverness is the fourth biggest city in Scotland.

The sightseeings of the town are Inverness museums, the Art Gallery and the old castles, hotels.

The Sightseeings of town

Another beautiful sight is lake Loch Ness ( loch is the Gaelic word for “lake”).

A very big animal called the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, lives in Loch Ness. An old story tells about it , and thousands of tourists go there every year to look for it. But Nessie does not come. Perhaps this is just a story for tourists.

The St. Andrew’s Cathedral was built in the middle of the 19th century The St. Andrew’s Cathedral was built in the middle of the 19th century. Today it is the Sheriff court.

The best Bagpipers in the world come to Inverness to play every September.

Many Scottish people love sport, and in Inverness many people play golf, football and other games.

People meet at a Highland Games-a festival of Scottish sport and music People meet at a Highland Games-a festival of Scottish sport and music. You can see big men tossing the caber, listen to Scottish music on the bagpipes, and watch Scottish dancing.

Inverness is the town of porridge, whisky and bagpipes.

More than 20 million visitors come to Scotland each year and many of them come to Inverness.

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