82-596: Inverness Town House is a municipal building in the High Street, Inverness , Scotland . The town hall, which was the headquarters of Inverness Town Council and now serves as a local office of the Highland Council , is a Category A listed building . The first municipal building in the town was the Inverness Tolbooth which dated back to at least 1593. After a new stone bridge was built across
164-543: A clear pathway through the wooded terrain. Inverness lies on the Great Glen Fault . There are minor earthquakes, usually unnoticed by locals, about every 3 years. The last earthquake to affect Inverness was in 1934. Like most of the United Kingdom , Inverness has an oceanic climate ( Köppen : Cfb ). The climate here is cooler than in more southerly parts of Britain. The highest temperature recorded
246-526: A parliament in the castle to which the northern chieftains were summoned, of whom three were arrested for defying the king's command. Clan Munro defeated Clan Mackintosh in 1454 at the Battle of Clachnaharry just west of the city. Clan Donald and their allies stormed the castle during the Raid on Ross in 1491. In 1562, during the progress undertaken to suppress Huntly's insurrection, Mary, Queen of Scots ,
328-522: A population of 56,969 in 2012. In 2016, it had a population of 63,320. Inverness is one of Europe's fastest growing cities, with a quarter of the Highland population living in or around it. In 2008, Inverness was ranked fifth out of 189 British cities for its quality of life , the highest of any Scottish city. Much of what is known about Inverness's prehistory comes from archaeological work that takes place before construction/development work as part of
410-640: A quarter of all the University of the Highlands and Islands' students, and 30% of those studying to degree level. In 2015 the college moved to a new campus to the East of the A9. The original outline planning application forms a vision for the development over the next thirty years. The application includes: The 80-hectare (200-acre) campus at Beechwood, just off the A9 east of Inverness, is considered to be one of
492-651: A silver coin was offered. Tobar na h-Oige ("Well of the Young") is located near Culloden and was known for curing all ailments. Fuaran a' Chragan Bhreag ("Well of the Speckled Rock") is located near Craig Dundain and Fuaran na Capaich ("The Keppoch Well") is located near Culloden. Inverness is also home to the Munlochy Clootie Well . Although a Gaelic name itself, Craig Phadraig is alternatively known as Làrach an Taigh Mhóir , or "the place of
574-406: A small sea loch which was situated beside Morrisons supermarket, was filled in during the 19th century and lives on only in the name of Lochgorm Warehouse. Abban Street stems from the word àban , a word of local Gaelic dialect meaning a small channel of water. Many prominent points around Inverness retain fully Gaelic names. In the colonial period, a Gaelic-speaking settlement named New Inverness
656-426: A symmetrical main frontage with seven bays facing onto the High Street; the middle bay featured an arched doorway with a gablet roof on the ground floor, a mullioned window with the town's coat of arms carved into a panel on the first floor and a mullioned window in the attic all flanked by tourelles . The outer bays contained trefoil headed mullioned windows on the ground floor, mullion windows with tracery on
738-737: A way of increasing' and that his only motive for the marriage was 'my love for your Daughter, who, I am sensible, is entitled to much more than ever I shall have to bestow upon her'. Three children survived from their long and happy marriage, Amelia (1755–1813), Charlotte (1758–1818?), and John (1768–1845). Ramsay and his new wife spent 1754 to 1757 together in Italy, going to Rome, Florence, Naples and Tivoli , researching, painting and drawing old masters, antiquities and archaeological sites. He earned income painting Grand Tourists ' portraits. This and other trips to Italy involved more literary and antiquarian research than art. After their return, Ramsay in 1761
820-620: Is Inverness College UHI which offers further and higher education courses to those of school leaving age and above. The city also has a new Centre for Health Sciences adjacent to Raigmore Hospital. Inverness College is situated in the city and is a part of the University of the Highlands and Islands , a federation of 15 colleges and research institutions in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education . With around 8,420 students, Inverness College hosts around
902-788: Is almost directly opposite the Academy Street entrance to the Market. From the 1970s, the Eastgate Shopping Centre was developed to the east of High Street, with a substantial extension being completed in 2003. The city has a number of different education providers. Inverness is catered for by about a dozen primary schools including Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis , a specialised institution situated at Slackbuie. There are five secondary schools: Inverness High School , Inverness Royal Academy , Charleston Academy , Millburn Academy , and Culloden Academy . Additionally there
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#1732772445142984-718: Is no longer in use. Until the late 19th century, four mussel beds existed on the delta mouth of the River Ness: Scalp Phàdraig Mhòir ("Scalp of Great Patrick"), Rònach ("Place of the Seals"), Cridhe an Uisge ("The Water Heart") and Scalp nan Caorach ("Scalp of the Sheep") – these mussel beds were all removed to allow better access for fishing boats and ships. Allt Muineach (The Thicket River) now runs underground between Culcabock Roundabout and Millburn Roundabout. An Loch Gorm (The Turquoise Loch),
1066-753: Is the main hospital in Inverness and the entire Highland region. The present hospital opened in 1970, replacing wartime wards dating from 1941. Raigmore is a teaching hospital for the universities of Aberdeen and Stirling . A Centre for Health Science (CfHS) is located behind the hospital. This is funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise , the Scottish Government and Johnson & Johnson . Phase I of this opened in early 2007, with phase II and phase III housing The Diabetes Institute opening in 2009. The University of Stirling moved its nursing and midwifery teaching operations from Raigmore Hospital to
1148-477: Is vital for the city's future economic growth. Ultimately both sections received funding from the Inverness and Highland city-region deal. The eastern section now also includes a commitment to upgrade the Longman Roundabout to a grade separated interchange. The east section will bypass Inshes Roundabout, a notorious traffic bottleneck, using a new road linking the existing Southern Distributor with
1230-807: The Continental Army and that the Scottish Gaels would do well to emigrate to the New World before the King and the landlords take every farthing they have left. The Rose Street drill hall was completed in around 1908. On 7 September 1921, the first British Cabinet meeting to be held outside London took place in the Inverness Town House , when David Lloyd George , on holiday in Gairloch , called an emergency meeting to discuss
1312-610: The Picts . In AD 569, it was visited by St Columba with the intention of converting the Pictish king Brude , who is supposed to have resided in the vitrified fort on Craig Phadrig , on the western edge of the city. A church or a monk's cell is thought to have been established by early Celtic monks on St Michael's Mount, a mound close to the river, now the site of the Old High Church and graveyard. The first royal charter
1394-656: The River Ness enters the Beauly Firth . At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim ( King David I ) in the 12th century. Inverness and Inverness-shire are closely linked to various influential clans, including Clan Mackintosh, Clan Fraser and Clan MacKenzie. The population of Inverness grew from 40,969 in 2001 to 46,969 in 2012, according to World Population Review . The Greater Inverness area, including Culloden and Westhill , had
1476-500: The River Ness in 1685, civic officials were accommodated in the East Gatehouse to the bridge. A town house, intended to accommodate meetings of the burgh council, was built at the corner of Castle Wynd and the High Street. Erected on a site previously occupied by a private residence of Lord Lovat , it was completed in 1708 and subsequently enlarged in 1750. After Duncan Grant of Bught House died in 1873, leaving £5,000 towards
1558-457: The A9 and the A96, both via grade separated interchanges. This proposed new link road would separate strategic traffic from local traffic. It will also accommodate the proposed developments at Inverness Shopping Park, West Seafield Business Park, Inverness Campus and housing developments at Ashton Farm, Stratton and Culloden West. An indicative timescale for completion of this section is the dualling of
1640-502: The A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen. The project will include upgrading the remaining 86 miles (138 km) of single carriageway along the route to dual carriageway at a cost of £3 billion. The first section to be dualled will be the section between Inverness and Auldearn . This will include a bypass of Nairn and the construction of a number of grade separated interchanges along the route. Allan Ramsay (artist) Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 – 10 August 1784)
1722-507: The A96 from Inverness to Nairn. The west section is intended to provide an alternate route connecting the A9 with the A82. This will bypass the city centre by providing additional crossings of the River Ness and Caledonian Canal. At the west end, two options for crossing the River Ness and Caledonian Canal were developed. One involving a high level vertical opening bridge which will allow
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#17327724451421804-591: The Baptist . Inverness Inverness ( / ˌ ɪ n v ər ˈ n ɛ s / ; Scots : Innerness ; from the Scottish Gaelic : Inbhir Nis [iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ] , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness ") is a city in the Scottish Highlands , having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of
1886-694: The Black (or Waterloo) Bridge – and by one of the town's suspension foot bridges, the Greig Street Bridge . The traditional city centre was a triangle bounded by High Street, Church Street and Academy Street, within which Union Street and Queensgate are cross streets parallel to High Street. Between Union Street and Queensgate is the Victorian Market, which contains a large number of small shops. The main Inverness railway station
1968-606: The British Isles, he first settled in Edinburgh, attracting attention by his head of Duncan Forbes of Culloden and his full-length portrait of the Duke of Argyll , later used on Royal Bank of Scotland banknotes. He later moved to London, where he was employed by the Duke of Bridgewater . His pleasant manners and varied culture, not less than his artistic skill, contributed to render him popular. His only serious competitor
2050-680: The Caledonian Canal and the River Ness in the Torvean area, southwest of the town. The bypass, known as the Inverness Trunk Road Link (TRL), is aimed at resolving Inverness's transport problems and has been split into two separate projects, the east and west sections. In late 2008 the controversial decision by the Scottish Government not to include the full Inverness bypass in its transport plan for
2132-470: The Caledonian Canal. This second swing bridge would operate in tandem with the current swing bridge enabling a constant flow of traffic. The works started on site on the 10 June 2019 and include a roundabout, realignment of General Booth Road onto the A82, and a second bridge across the Caledonian Canal. The works were programmed to be complete in December 2020. However, due to a number of construction delays
2214-530: The CfHS. The University of the Highlands and Islands also has strong links with the Centre through its Faculty of Health. Most of the traditional industries such as distilling have been replaced by high-tech businesses, such as the design and manufacture of diabetes diagnostic kits (by LifeScan ). Highlands and Islands Enterprise has principally funded the Centre for Health Science to attract more businesses in
2296-569: The Gaelic poem The Lament of the North . In the poem, MacCionnich mocks the Highland gentry for becoming absentee landlords , evicting their tenants en masse in favor of sheep, and of "spending their wealth uselessly", in London . He accuses King George III both of tyranny and of steering the ship of state into shipwreck. MacCionnich also argues that truth is on the side of George Washington and
2378-717: The Great house". Several Gaelic place names are now largely obsolete due to the feature being removed or forgotten. Drochaid an Easain Duibh ("Bridge by the Small Dark Waterfall"), referred to in the tale Aonghas Mòr Thom na h-Iubhraich agus na Sìthichean ("Great Angus of Tomnahurich and the Fairies") has not yet been located within Inverness and Slag nam Mèirleach (meaning "Robbers' hollow"), adjacent to Dores Road in Holm
2460-577: The Hebrides, particularly by the MacDonald Lords of the Isles in the 15th century. In 1187, one Dòmhnall Bàn (Donald Ban) led islanders in a battle at Torvean against men from Inverness Castle led by the governor's son, Donnchadh Mac an Tòisich (Duncan Mackintosh). Both leaders were killed in the battle, and Dòmhnall Bàn is said to have been buried in a large cairn near the river, close to where
2542-482: The Highland region was redesignated as a single-tier council area . Highland Council continues to use the town house as one of its secondary offices and customer service points. A two-year programme of refurbishment works to the main frontage of the building was carried out by Laing Traditional Masonry at a cost of £3.9 million based on a design by LDN Architects and completed in February 2018. The work, which included
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2624-555: The Highlands, as well as neighbouring Moray , subsequently, the project was extended by a further 10 years to 2035, with Michael Gove stating that the A9 had to be dualled north of Inverness to Nigg in order to assist with the UK Government's " Levelling Up " programme at the port. In July 2013, the Scottish Government announced a plan to install average speed cameras on the A9 between Perth and Inverness. This has been undertaken with an aim to reduce accidents and fatalities on
2706-565: The Highlands. Historically it served as the county town of the county of Inverness-shire . Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on the Aird , and the 18th century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor . It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen (Gleann Mòr) at its northeastern extremity where
2788-739: The Jacobites and they blew it up. Culloden Moor lies nearby, and was the site of the Battle of Culloden in 1746, which ended the Jacobite rising of 1745–46 . In 1783, the year that saw the end of the American Revolution and the beginning of the Highland Clearances in Inverness-shire , Cionneach mac Cionnich (1758–1837), a poet from Clan MacKenzie who was born at Castle Leather near Inverness, composed
2870-587: The Late Iron Age (1st millennium AD) with most activity taking place in the Early Neolithic (4th millennium BC). The archaeologists also found a piece of flint from Yorkshire that showed that people in Inverness may have been trading with Yorkshire during the Neolithic. Between 1996 and 1997, CFA Archaeology (then part of the University of Edinburgh ) undertook excavations of crop marks in
2952-589: The Roman Empire. Similarly, the Bronze Age site showed signs of metal production: finds included ceramic piece-moulds designed for the casting of Late Bronze Age leaf-shaped swords. A 93 troy ounces (2.89 kilograms) silver chain dating to 500–800 CE was found just to the south of Torvean, during the excavation of the Caledonian Canal , in 1809. Inverness was one of the chief strongholds of
3034-415: The Scottish Government announced that it will upgrade the entire road from Perth to Inverness to dual carriageway. Work on this project is expected to start in 2015 ws scheduled to be completed in 2025, at a cost of £3 billion. However, in 2023, this project was announced to be an impossible deadline, with a mere 11 miles having been dualled since it was announced in 2011, to severe uproar from people across
3116-613: The Stone" in Gaelic) owing to the importance of the Clach Na Cudainn stone in the city's history. This large flat stone is now located outside the town hall, by the historic Mercat Cross. The stone was originally at the river Ness, where the towns women took their laundry. They would rest their tubs on the stone, thus it became known as the stone of the tubs - 'clach na cudainn'. The National Records of Scotland define Inverness as
3198-512: The cabinet meeting in 1921 but then returned to the town house in 1929 to be presented with the freedom of the City of Inverness. Inverness Town Council was replaced by the larger Inverness District Council in 1975, one of the lower-tier districts within the Highland region. The district council used the town house as its headquarters. Inverness District Council was in turn abolished in 1996 when
3280-471: The cost of a new town house, civic leaders decided to use the legacy to demolish the old town house and to construct a new building on the same site. Much of the design work had been undertaken by 1876. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the provost , Alexander Simpson, on 15 April 1878. It was designed by William Lawrie in the Gothic style , built with ashlar stone at a cost of £13,500 and
3362-540: The features show excellent draughtsmanship; and the flesh-painting is firm and sound in method, though frequently tending a little to hardness and opacity. His full-length of Lady Mary Coke is remarkable for the skill and delicacy with which the white satin drapery is managed; while the portrait of his brown-eyed second wife Margaret, in the Scottish National Gallery , is described as having a sweetness and tenderness. The portrait of his wife also shows
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3444-519: The first floor and bartizans at the building corners. Internally, the principal rooms were the main hall, the council chamber and the committee room. The entrance vestibule leading to the staircase was lit by stained glass designed and manufactured by Adam & Small . The council chamber was remodelled to a design by John Hinton Gall in 1894 and stained glass windows, designed by J. H. Stewart, were installed by William Meikle & Sons to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1898. The building
3526-465: The ground the castle in which Mac Bethad mac Findláich had, according to much later tradition, murdered Máel Coluim's father Donnchad (Duncan I) , and which stood on a hill around 1 km to the north-east. The strategic location of Inverness has led to many conflicts in the area. Reputedly there was a battle in the early 11th century between Malcolm III and Thorfinn the Mighty at Blar Nam Feinne, to
3608-590: The influence of French art, which Ramsay incorporated into his work. The large collection of his sketches in the possession of the Royal Scottish Academy and the Board of Trustees, Edinburgh also show this French elegance and soft colours. In a documentary broadcast by the BBC in February 2014, Ramsay was shown to be the artist who painted the lost portrait of Charles Edward Stuart in 1745, completed on
3690-452: The late 19th century. Several springs which were traditionally thought to have healing qualities exist around Inverness. Fuaran Dearg , which translates as the "Red Spring", is a chalybeate spring located near Dochgarroch. Fuaran a' Chladaich ("The Spring on the Beach") near Bunchrew was once accessed by a causeway from the shore. Although submerged at high tide it continues to bubble and
3772-413: The majority of canal traffic to pass under without the need for opening. The other involved a bridge over the river and an aqueduct under the canal. Both of these designs are technically complex and were considered in detail along by the key stakeholders involved in the project. Ultimately it was decided that a bridge would be constructed over the River Ness and a second swing bridge be constructed over
3854-727: The many meanings of this enigmatic images has been produced by Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery in Exeter. In 1755, Ramsay made a considerable contribution to the Greco-Roman controversy, which was mainly discussed in Paris and Rome, when he anonymously published his Dialogue on Taste in which he named Greece as the superior source of artistic excellence. According to Mario de Valdes y Cocom in 2009 on an edition of PBS Frontline , in several paintings of Queen Charlotte , Ramsay deliberately emphasised " mulatto features" which
3936-440: The medical and medical devices business to the area. Inverness is home to Scottish Natural Heritage following that body's relocation from Edinburgh under the auspices of the Scottish Government 's decentralisation strategy. SNH provides a large number of jobs in the area. Inverness City Centre lies on the east bank of the river and is linked to the west side of the town by three road bridges – Ness Bridge, Friars Bridge and
4018-433: The most important developments for the region over the next 20 years. The principal of UHI, James Fraser, said: "This is a flagship development which will provide Inverness with a university campus and vibrant student life. It will have a major impact on the city and on the Highlands and Islands. UHI is a partnership of colleges and research centres throughout the region, and the development of any one partner brings strength to
4100-446: The naval officer John Lindsay ). He later eloped with her and on 1 March 1752 they married in the Canongate Kirk , Edinburgh; her father never forgave her for marrying an artist. Ramsay already had to maintain a daughter from his previous marriage and his two surviving sisters, but told Sir Alexander that he could provide Margaret with an annual income of £100. He said it would increase 'as my affairs increase, and I thank God, they are in
4182-406: The next 20 years was made. The government's Strategic Transport Projects Review did include the eastern section of the route, which will see the A9 at Inshes linked to the A96. The absence of the TRL's western section, which would include a permanent crossing over the Caledonian Canal and River Ness, sparked dismay among several Highland councillors and business leaders in Inverness who feel the bypass
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#17327724451424264-417: The planning process. Between 2009 and 2010, archaeological work in advance of the creation of flood defences to the south of the city at Knocknagael Farm by GUARD Archaeology discovered an archaeological site that showed humans had been living in the Inverness area from at least 6500 BC, the Late Mesolithic period. That same site showed people living/working in the area from the mid-7th millennium BC into
4346-445: The queen supposedly inherited via descent from a 13th-century Moorish ancestor. Valdes suggests that copies of these paintings were sent to the colonies to be used by abolitionists as a de facto support for their cause. Other historians question whether the 13th-century ancestor, referred to in various places as a 'Moor' and Berber , was black African. In any event, they contend that the connection, nine and 15 generations removed,
4428-429: The replacement of two stone heraldic dogs, was commended in the UK Natural Stone Awards for 2018. Works of art in the town house include a portrait by Allan Ramsay of the former Lord Mayor of London , Sir John Barnard , a portrait by Henry Raeburn of the former Provost of Inverness , Sir John Mackintosh of Aberarder and a 16th-century painting by an unknown Italian artist depicting the Holy Family with Saint John
4510-400: The rest of Scotland – the A9 north to Thurso and Wick, and south to Perth (carrying European Route E15 ) and the Central Belt , the A82 to Glasgow via Fort William and the A96 to Elgin and Aberdeen. Plans are in place to convert the A96 between Inverness and Nairn to a dual carriageway and to construct a southern bypass that would link the A9, A82 and A96 together involving crossings of
4592-435: The road, and will be the second permanent average speed camera scheme in Scotland. As of October 2021, 2 sections of the upgraded route have been opened. In August 2021 the procurement process for the Tomatin to Moy section was started. Once this section is completed, there will be 20 miles (32 km) of continuous dual carriageway south of Inverness. In December 2011, The Scottish Government announced its intention to dual
4674-501: The section was opened in August 2021. In late 2008 the Scottish Government's transport plan for the next 20 years was announced. It brings forward planned improvements to the A9 in an attempt to stimulate the economy and protect jobs. Work costing a total of £8.5 million was undertaken at Moy , Carrbridge , and Bankfoot . Northbound overtaking lanes were created and the carriageway was reconstructed at both Moy and Carrbridge. Junction improvements were also made at Moy. In November 2011
4756-445: The silver chain was found. Local tradition says that the citizens fought off the Clan Donald in 1340 at the Battle of Blairnacoi on Drumderfit Hill, north of Inverness across the Beauly Firth . In the late 14th-early 15 century, Inverness was a symbol of the Duke of Albany's power. On his way to the Battle of Harlaw in 1411, Donald of Islay took the town and burned the bridge over the River Ness. Sixteen years later, James I held
4838-435: The situation in Ireland. The Inverness Formula composed at this meeting was the basis of the Anglo-Irish Treaty . Inverness has experienced rapid economic growth in the 21st century - between 1998 and 2008, Inverness and the rest of the central Highlands showed the largest growth of average economic productivity per person in Scotland and the second-greatest growth in the United Kingdom as a whole, with an increase of 86%. It
4920-460: The southwest of the city. Inverness had four traditional fairs, including Legavrik or "Leth-Gheamhradh", meaning midwinter, and Faoilleach. William the Lion (d. 1214) granted Inverness four charters, by one of which it was created a royal burgh . Of the Dominican friary founded by Alexander III in 1233, only one pillar and a worn knight's effigy survive in a secluded graveyard near the town centre. Medieval Inverness suffered regular raids from
5002-426: The title "Earl of Inverness", following sexual assault allegations being made against him by Virginia Giuffre . In 2019, Inverness residents started a campaign to strip him of that title, stating that "it is inappropriate that Prince Andrew is associated with our beautiful city." Inverness and its immediate hinterland have a large number of originally Gaelic place names, as the area was solidly Gaelic-speaking until
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#17327724451425084-406: The town, Oliver Cromwell built a citadel capable of accommodating 1,000 men, but with the exception of a portion of the ramparts it was demolished at the Restoration . A clock tower today called Cromwell's Tower is located in the Citadel area of Inverness but was actually part of a former hemp cloth factory built c. 1765. Inverness played a role in the Jacobite rising of 1689 . In early May, it
5166-456: The urban area west of the A9. To produce a greater Inverness figure including the villages of Balloch , Culloden , Smithton , and Westhill , it is necessary to aggregate NRS figures for each locality. Inverness is situated at the mouth of the River Ness (which flows from nearby Loch Ness ) and at the south-western extremity of the Moray Firth . The city lies at the end of the Great Glen with Loch Ness, Loch Ashie and Loch Duntelchaig to
5248-489: The verge of his invasion of England. Ramsay has paintings in the collection of a few British institutions including the National Gallery in London, Sheffield, Derby Art Gallery (attributed), Glasgow Museum and Newstead Abbey . In 2016 a portrait of Richard Mead (King George II's physician) by Allan Ramsay was discovered by Bendor Grosvenor (using the Art UK website) as part of the British BBC4 television programme Britain's Lost Masterpieces ; conservation treatment
5330-413: The west of Inverness in advance of the construction of a retail and business park. A Bronze Age cemetery was discovered in 1996 and in 1997 the archaeologists found the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and an Iron Age settlement, with an ironsmith. It is one the earliest examples of iron smithing in Scotland. The Iron Age settlement had Roman brooches from the AD 1st–2nd centuries, indicating trade with
5412-410: The west. Inverness's Caledonian Canal also runs through the Great Glen, connecting Loch Ness, Loch Oich , and Loch Lochy . The Ness Islands , a publicly owned park, consists of two wooded islands connected by footbridges and has been used as a place of recreation since the 1840s. Craig Phadraig , once an ancient Gaelic and Pictish hillfort, is a 240 m (790 ft) hill which offers hikes on
5494-438: The whole institution." It is estimated that the new campus would contribute more than £50m to the economy of the Highlands because it could attract innovative commercial businesses interested in research and development, while increasing the number of students who study within the city by around 3,000. Inverness is linked to the Black Isle across the Moray Firth by the Kessock Bridge . Three trunk roads link Inverness with
5576-537: Was Thomas Hudson , with whom he shared a drapery painter , Joseph Van Aken . In 1739, he married his first wife, Anne Bayne, the daughter of Alexander Bayne of Rires ( c. 1684 –1737), and Mary Carstairs (1695?–1759). Anne died on 4 February 1743, giving birth to their 3rd child; none of their children reached adulthood. One of his drawing pupils was Margaret Lindsay , eldest daughter of Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick and Amelia Murray (granddaughter to David Murray, 5th Viscount of Stormont and sister to
5658-467: Was 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) in July 2006 and June 2018, and the lowest temperature recorded was −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January 2010. Typically, the warmest day of the year rises to around 25 °C (77 °F) and the coldest night falls to around −11 °C (12 °F). The climate in this area is characterised by relatively small differences between annual high and low temperatures, as well as adequate rainfall year-round. Raigmore Hospital
5740-508: Was a Scottish portrait- painter . Ramsay was born in Edinburgh , Scotland, the eldest son of Allan Ramsay , poet and author of The Gentle Shepherd . From the age of twenty he studied in London under the Swedish painter Hans Hysing , and at the St. Martin's Lane Academy; leaving in 1736 for Rome and Naples . In Rome he enrolled as a day student at the French Academy and worked for three years under Francesco Solimena and Imperiali ( Francesco Fernandi ). On his return in 1738 to
5822-480: Was a friend of Samuel Johnson 's, who said of him, 'I love Ramsay. You will not find a man in whose conversation there is more instruction, more information, and more elegance, than in Ramsay's.' Among his most satisfactory productions are some of his earlier ones, such as the full-length of the Duke of Argyll, and the numerous bust-portraits of Scottish gentlemen and their ladies which he executed before settling in London. They are full of both grace and individuality;
5904-480: Was appointed to succeed John Shackelton as Principal Painter in Ordinary to George III , beating Hudson to the post. The king commissioned so many royal portraits to be given to ambassadors and colonial governors, that Ramsay used the services of numerous assistants—of whom David Martin and Philip Reinagle are the best known. He gave up painting in about 1770 to concentrate on literary pursuits. His health
5986-696: Was awarded the Nicholson Trophy (class 2 category) for the best town with between 20,000 and 50,000 inhabitants at Britain in Bloom contest in 1975. In 2014, a survey by a property website described Inverness as the happiest place in Scotland and the second-happiest in the UK. Inverness was again found to be the happiest place in Scotland by a study conducted in 2015. Residents of Inverness expressed their disapproval of Prince Andrew, Duke of York , known by
6068-543: Was besieged by a contingent of Jacobites led by MacDonell of Keppoch. The town was actually rescued by Viscount Dundee , the overall Jacobite commander, when he arrived with the main Jacobite army, although he required Inverness to profess loyalty to King James VII . In 1715 the Jacobites occupied the royal fortress as a barracks. In 1727 the government built the first Fort George here, but in 1746 it surrendered to
6150-435: Was carried out by Simon Rollo Gillespie to repair the torn canvas and remove layers of discoloured varnishes. One of Ramsay's most famous paintings is entitled simply "Portrait of an African" and has attracted extensive attention across recent decades, both as a representation of an individual African in 18th century Britain, but also for the difficulty of identifying the sitter. A documentary featuring this painting explores
6232-470: Was denied admittance into Inverness Castle by the governor, who belonged to the earl's faction, and whom she afterwards caused to be hanged. The Clan Munro and Clan Fraser of Lovat took the castle for her. The house in which she lived meanwhile stood in Bridge Street until the 1970s, when it was demolished to make way for the second Bridge Street development. Beyond the then northern limits of
6314-712: Was established in McIntosh County, Georgia , by settlers from in and around Inverness. The name was also given by expatriates to settlements in Quebec , Nova Scotia , Montana , Florida , Illinois , and California . The name Inverness is also given to a feature on Miranda , a moon of the planet Uranus, as well as a 2637 m tall mountain in British Columbia , Canada. Inverness is also known by its nicknames Inversnecky or The Sneck , with its inhabitants traditionally known as Clann Na Cloiche ("Children of
6396-642: Was extended to the rear to a design by James Robert Rhind in 1907. The building was the venue for the first British Cabinet meeting to be held outside London on 7 September 1921, when David Lloyd George , interrupted his holiday in Gairloch to call an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Ireland: the Inverness Formula, which was developed at the meeting, formed the basis of the Anglo-Irish Treaty . King George V also attended
6478-503: Was granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim ( King David I ) in the 12th century. The Gaelic king Mac Bethad Mac Findláich ( MacBeth ) whose 11th-century killing of King Duncan was immortalised in Shakespeare 's largely fictionalised play Macbeth , held a castle within the city where he ruled as Mormaer of Moray and Ross . Inverness Castle is said to have been built by Máel Coluim III (Malcolm III) of Scotland , after he had razed to
6560-607: Was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 19 January 1882. A carved burgh coat of arms which had originally been used to decorate a bridge across the River Ness that had been completed in 1685, was rescued when the bridge was swept away in a flood in January 1849 and embedded in the west elevation of the new town house. The design was modelled on The McManus , an art gallery and museum in Dundee which had been designed by George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1867. It involved
6642-471: Was shattered by an accidental dislocation of the right arm and his second wife's death in 1782. With unflinching pertinacity, he struggled until he had completed a likeness of the king upon which he was engaged at the time, and then started for his beloved Italy. He left a series of 50 royal portraits to be completed by his assistant Reinagle. For several years he lingered in the south, his constitution finally broken. He died at Dover on 10 August 1784. Ramsay
6724-657: Was traditionally known for treating cholera. Fuaran Allt an Ionnlaid ("Well of the Washing Burn") at Clachnaharry, where the Marquis of Montrose was allowed to drink while on his way from his capture in Sutherland to his execution in Edinburgh, was known for treating skin conditions. Also at Clachnaharry, Fuaran Priseag ("The Precious Well") was said to have been blessed by Saint Kessock and could treat weak and sore eyes, as well as expelling evil and shielding curses if
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