Inverness Castle to be refurbished as major visitor attraction

Inverness Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Inbhir Nis) stands on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland. Although there has been a castle on the site from as far back as the 11th Century, the present sandstone structure was built by different architects in the nineteenth-century. Parts have served as a prison, and it was also used as a Sheriff Court until last year. A Sheriff Court is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland. Now Highland Council has obtained planning permission to transform Inverness Castle into a major visitor attraction, with exhibition facilities space, cafes and a roof terrace. The conversion work is expected to be completed with the site open for business in five years.

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