Inverness
Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis
Inverness shown within Scotland
Population	40,949, [1] or 66,576[2][3]
OS grid reference	NH666450
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Inverness
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	INVERNESS
Postcode district	IV1-IV3, IV5, IV13, IV63
Dialling code	01463
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
European Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Scottish Parliament	Highlands and Islands
	Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
	Ross, Skye and Inverness West
Website: City of Inverness and Area, Highland Council website, accessed 6 March 2008
List of places: UK • Scotland

Coordinates: 57°28′18″N 4°13′32″W / 57.471767, -4.225466

Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis pronounced [iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ]) is a city^[4] in northern Scotland. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch 's representatives in Scotland. 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A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The city is the administrative centre for the Highland council area,^[5] and it is promoted as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland. The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous Inverness is unusual in that although there are letters patent, dating from 2001, the city has no statutory boundaries. Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right A statute is a formal written enactment of a Legislative authority that governs a Country, State, City, or County. Tourism is important to the city's economy, as are service industries and healthcare. Scotland is a well-developed tourist destination with Tourism generally being responsible for sustaining 200000 jobs mainly in the service sector with tourist spending Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing According to Telegraph. co. uk 3 February 2008, Inverness is Europe's fastest growing city and is ranked fifth out of 189 British cities for its quality of life. ^[6]

The city lies where the River Ness enters the Moray Firth and is a natural hub for various transport links. The Moray Firth ( Scottish Gaelic: An Cuan Moireach or Linne Mhoireibh) is a roughly triangular Inlet (or Firth) of the North A settlement was established by sixth century AD, the first royal charter being granted in the thirteenth century. It lies near the site of the eighteenth century Battle of Culloden. The Battle of Culloden (Blàr Chùil Lodair (16 April 1746 was the final clash between the French-supported Jacobites and the Hanoverian

Because Inverness has no statutory boundaries, population figures vary from about 40,900 to about 66,600, depending on what boundaries are used. Inverness is twinned with three other European cities. The city is home to numerous sporting and cultural groups and events, including the annual Highland Games and football club Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., who play in the Scottish Premier League as well as Clachnacuddin F.C. who play in the Highland League. Highland games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage especially Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Clachnacuddin FC are a semi-professional senior football club from the city of Inverness who currently play in Scotland 's Highland Football League The Highland Football League (HFL is a league of football clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest but also the north east Inverness College is the hub campus for the UHI Millennium Institute. The UHI Millennium Institute ( Scottish Gaelic: Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna) is a federation of 15 Colleges and Research institutions City status was granted in 2001.

Scottish Gaelic appears on the majority of road signs around Inverness, with around 3,555 people (5. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. 47% of the population) speaking the language.

Contents 1 Toponymy 2 History 3 Geography 4 Health 4.1 Raigmore Hospital 5 Economy 6 Transport 7 Politics 7.1 Local Government 7.2 City Status 7.3 Parliamentary representation 7.4 Town twinning 7.5 Health Services 8 Culture & sports 8.1 Buildings 9 Famous people 10 Areas of the city 11 Towns and Villages 12 Footnotes 13 External links

Toponymy

The name Inverness is Gaelic and means 'mouth of the river Ness'. See Aber and Inver as place-name elements. Aber and Inver are common elements in place-names of Celtic origin Since the town predates Gaelic settlement, it is likely the name is a Gaelic adaptation of an older form with Aber-. In the colonial period the name was given by expatriates to Inverness, Nova Scotia and other places. Inverness (2001 population 2496 ( Scottish Gaelic Baile Inbhir Nis) is a Canadian rural community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia

History

Inverness was one of the chief strongholds of the Picts, and in AD 565 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^[7] (168 m), 2. The Picts were a Confederation of tribes in what was later to become eastern and northern Scotland from Roman times until the 10th century WikipediaPersondata --> See Columba (disambiguation and St Columb for other uses Bridei son of Maelchon, was king of the Picts until his death around 584&ndash586 Vitrified fort is the name given to certain crude stone enclosures whose walls have been subjected in a greater or less degree to the action of fire. 4 km west 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^[8] and graveyard. Old High St Stephen's Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland in Inverness, the capital city of the Highlands of Scotland The castle is said to have been built by Máel Coluim III of Scotland, after he had razed to the ground the castle in which Mac Bethad mac Findláich had, according to much later tradition, murdered Máel Coluim's father Donnchad, and which stood on a hill around 1 km to the north-east. Máel Coluim mac Donnchada ( Modern Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh) called in most Anglicised regnal lists Malcolm III, and in later centuries Mac Bethad mac Findlaích ( Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh) anglicised as Macbeth, and nicknamed Rí Deircc, "the Red King" Donnchad mac Crínáin ( Modern Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain) anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased"

Inverness had four traditional fairs, one of them being Legavrik (leth-gheamradh). Legavrik (from Scottish Gaelic leth-gheamhradh - literally "half- Winter " was the name of a Season in Scotland.

William the Lion (d. William I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic Uilleam mac Eanraig) known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough" 1214) granted Inverness four charters, by one of which it was created a royal burgh. A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter. 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. Alexander III ( Medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modern Gaelic Alasdair mac Alasdair) (4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286 King of Scots On his way to the Battle of Harlaw in 1411, Donald, Lord of the Isles, harried the city, and sixteen years later James I held a parliament in the castle to which the northern chieftains were summoned, of whom three were executed for asserting an independent sovereignty. The Battle of Harlaw ( Cath Gairbheach in Gaelic) was fought near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on 24 July, The designation Lord of the Isles (Triath nan Eilean or Rí Innse Gall now a Scottish title of nobility, emerged from a series of hybrid Viking / Gaelic James I ( December 10, 1394 &ndash February 21, 1437) was nominal King of Scots from April 4, 1406, and

In 1562, during the progress undertaken to suppress Huntly's insurrection, Queen Mary was denied admittance into Inverness Castle by the governor, who belonged to the earl's faction, and whom she afterwards therefore caused to be hanged. Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness, in Inverness, Scotland. The Clan Fraser and Clan Munro took the castle for her. Clan Fraser (Clann Frisealach Clan Frasier is a Scottish clan of French origin Clan Munro is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan name Munro or Rothach, Roich, or Mac an Rothaich in Gaelic means Ro - Man 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. The city's Marymass Fair, on the Saturday nearest August 15th, (a tradition revived in 1986) is said to commemorate Queen Mary as well as the Virgin Mary. This article is about the theological concept For the works of art with this title see Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Art and Roman Catholic Marian art. A fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated Carnival or Funfair entertainment Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed

Beyond the then northern limits of the town, Oliver Cromwell built a citadel capable of accommodating 1000 men, but with the exception of a portion of the ramparts it was demolished at the Restoration. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored The only surviving modern remnant is a clock tower. In 1715 the Jacobites occupied the royal fortress as a barracks. Jacobitism was (and to a limited extent remains the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland In 1727 the government built the first Fort George here, but in 1746 it surrendered to the Jacobites and they blew it up. See also Fort George disambiguation page Fort George, Ardersier, Highland, Scotland, is a large 18th century

Culloden Moor lies nearby, and was the site of the Battle of Culloden in 1746, which ended the Jacobite Rising of 1745-1746. Culloden (from Scottish Gaelic Cùl lodain, "back of the small pond" modern Gaelic Cùil Lodair) is the name of a village three miles east of The Battle of Culloden (Blàr Chùil Lodair (16 April 1746 was the final clash between the French-supported Jacobites and the Hanoverian The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain

On September 7, 1921, the only UK Cabinet meeting to be held outside London took place in the Town House, when David Lloyd George, on holiday in Gairloch, called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Ireland. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only Gairloch ( Geàrrloch in Gaelic) is a small village on the shores of Loch Gairloch on the northwest coast of Scotland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Inverness Formula composed at this meeting was the basis of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The Anglo-Irish Treaty (An Conradh Angla-Éireannach officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a Treaty

Geography

Inverness lies at the mouth of the River Ness, and it is from this that the city derives its name: Inbhir Nis is Scots Gaelic for "mouth (or confluence) of the Ness". The River Ness ( Scottish Gaelic: "Abhainn Nis" is a River flowing from Loch Ness in Scotland, north to Inverness and the Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. In nominal terms, the river mouth is at the southwestern and most inland extremity of the Moray Firth (grid reference NH661472). The Moray Firth ( Scottish Gaelic: An Cuan Moireach or Linne Mhoireibh) is a roughly triangular Inlet (or Firth) of the North The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The Beauly Firth may be seen, however, as a westward and more inland extension of the Moray Firth. Also, Inverness Firth has some currency as a name for the section of the Moray Firth between the mouth of the River Ness and the more eastward promontory of Fort George (NH758566). See also Fort George disambiguation page Fort George, Ardersier, Highland, Scotland, is a large 18th century

The river flows from nearby Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal and connects Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy. Loch Ness ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large deep freshwater Loch in the Scottish Highlands ( extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William. Loch Oich ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Omhaich) is a freshwater Loch in the Highlands of Scotland which forms part of the Caledonian Canal Loch Lochy ( Scottish Gaelic, Loch Lochaidh) is a large freshwater Loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.

Islands in the River Ness, the Bught and the river banks form a pleasant series of walks, as do the forested hills of Craig Phadraig and Craig Dunain. The River Ness ( Scottish Gaelic: "Abhainn Nis" is a River flowing from Loch Ness in Scotland, north to Inverness and the The Bught (pronounced bucht) is an area of the Scottish city of Inverness. The city is well served with shops, as it is the main shopping centre for an area of nearly 26,000 km².

Health

Raigmore Hospital

Main article: Raigmore Hospital

Raigmore is the main hospital in Inverness and the entire Highland authority. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is the main hospital in the South East Highland Community Health Partnership area of NHS Highland Health Board. ^[9] The present hospital opened in 1970, replacing wartime wards dating from 1941. ^[10] Raigmore is also a teaching hospital catering for both the Universities of Aberdeen and Stirling.

Economy

Most of the traditional industries such as distilling have been replaced by high-tech businesses, including the design and manufacture of diabetes diagnostic kits. Distillation is a method of separating Mixtures based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Highlands and Islands Enterprise has partly funded a Centre for Health Science with a view to attracting more businesses in the medical and medical devices business to the area. Highlands and Islands Enterprise is the Scottish Government 's economic development agency for the sparsely populated northern and western half of Scotland

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 the Black (or Waterloo) Bridge) and by one of the town's suspension foot bridges, the Grieg Street Bridge. ^[11] 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 ^[12]. The main Inverness railway station is almost directly opposite the Academy Street entrance to the Market. Inverness railway station ( Scottish Gaelic: stèisean-rèile Inbhir Nis) is the only Railway station in the Scottish city of Inverness

From the 1970s, the Eastgate Shopping Centre (Inverness) was developed to the east of High Street; a substantial extension was completed in 2005, which is also linked to a supermarket a little farther east. } Eastgate Shopping Centre is located in Inverness, serving the largest shopping catchment area in Europe ^[13]

Large-scale retail development has taken place at Inverness Retail Park, some two miles east of the city centre. There are other, smaller retail parks at Inshes, near Raigmore Hospital, and at Telford Street, in the north-west of the town.

On the west bank stand the Eden Court Theatre and St Andrew's Cathedral. ^[14]

Inverness is home to Scottish Natural Heritage following that body's relocation from Edinburgh under the auspices of the Scottish Executive's decentralisation strategy. For the inorganic ion -SnH see Organotin Scottish Natural Heritage ( Scottish Gaelic Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba) is a Scottish public The Scottish Government (SG ( Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the executive arm of the government of Scotland. SNH provides a large number of jobs in the area.

Transport

Inverness is linked to the Black Isle across the Moray Firth by the Kessock Bridge. The Black Isle ( Scottish Gaelic an t-Eilean Dubh ən̴̪ tʲelan d̪̊uh is an eastern area of the Highland local government council area The Kessock Bridge is a Cable-stayed bridge across the Beauly Firth, an inlet of the Moray Firth, between the village of North Kessock and It has a railway station^[15] with services to Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Aberdeen, Thurso, Wick and to Kyle of Lochalsh. Inverness railway station ( Scottish Gaelic: stèisean-rèile Inbhir Nis) is the only Railway station in the Scottish city of Inverness Perth (Peairt is a town and former Royal burgh in central Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council This article refers to the town in Scotland For the city in Canada see Thurso Quebec. Wick ( Inbhir Uige in Gaelic) is an Estuary Town and a former Burgh in the north of the Highland council area Kyle of Lochalsh (from the Scottish Gaelic Caol Loch Aillse, "strait of the foaming lake" is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland Inverness is connected to London by the Caledonian Sleeper, which departs six times a week and by the Highland Chieftain which runs 7 days a week. The Caledonian Sleeper is a sleeper Train service operated by First ScotRail and one of only two remaining sleeper services running on the railways Inverness Airport^[16] is located 15 km east of the city and has scheduled flights to airports across the UK and Republic of Ireland including London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin and the islands to the north and west of Scotland. Inverness Airport is an International airport situated at Dalcross 7 Nautical miles (13 km northeast of the city of Inverness in the Scottish London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Some local controversy arose when British Airways sold off the landing slots at Heathrow for the three daily flights to and from Inverness as part of the proposed link up with American Airlines which eventually failed. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size Three trunk roads (the A9, A82 and A96) provide access to Aberdeen, Perth, Elgin, Thurso, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Route The A82 begins in the St Georges Cross area of central Glasgow at junctions with the M8 and the A804 ( before threading through the city's West Plans are being drafted to convert the A96 between Inverness and Nairn to a dual carriageway and to construct a southern bypass that would link the A9 and A82 and involve crossings of the Caledonian Canal and the River Ness in the Torvean area, south west of the town. Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland.

Politics

Local Government

See also Politics of the Highland council area

Inverness was an autonomous royal burgh, and county town for the county of Inverness (also known as Inverness-shire) until 1975, when local government counties and burghs were abolished, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, in favour of two-tier regions and districts and unitary islands council areas. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions There were three islands council areas of Scotland: Orkney Shetland Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles The royal burgh was then absorbed into a new district of Inverness, which was one of eight districts within the Highland region. The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ The new district combined in one area the royal burgh, the Inverness district of the county and the Aird district of the county. The Aird ( Gaelic: An Àird) is an area of the County of Inverness, to the west of the City of Inverness. The rest of the county was divided between other new districts within the Highland region and the Western Isles. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island Therefore, although much larger than the royal burgh, the new Inverness district was much smaller than the county.

In 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994,^[17] the districts were abolished and the region became a unitary council area. The Local Government etc (Scotland Act 1994 (1994 c 39 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The new unitary Highland Council, however, adopted the areas of the former districts as council management areas, and created area committees to represent each. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council Many large Local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the The Inverness committee represents 23 out of the 80 Highland Council wards, with each ward electing one councillor by the first past the post system of election. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member However, management area and committee area boundaries have been out of alignment since 1999, as a result of changes to ward boundaries. Also, ward boundaries are changing again this year, 2007, and the council management areas are being replaced with three new corporate management areas.

Ward boundary changes in 2007, under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,^[18] create 22 new Highland Council wards, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system of election, a system designed to produce a form of proportional representation. The Local Governance (Scotland Act 2004 (2004 asp 9 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided inter alia, for the election of Councillors Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes The total number of councillors remains the same. Also, the Inverness management area is being merged into the new Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area, covering nine of the new wards and electing 34 of the 80 councillors. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council As well as the Inverness area, the new area includes the former Nairn management area and the former Badenoch and Strathspey management area. Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. Badenoch and Strathspey as a local The corporate area name is also that of a constituency, but boundaries are different. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly

Within the corporate area there is a city management area covering seven of the nine wards, the Aird and Loch Ness ward, the Culloden and Ardersier ward, the Inverness Central ward, the Inverness Millburn ward, the Inverness Ness-side ward, the Inverness South ward and the Inverness West ward. Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards The Nairn ward and the Badenoch and Strathspey ward complete the corporate area. Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Lists of wards created in 2007 Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross wards The Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area consists of seven wards Wards in the city management area are to be represented on a city committee as well as corporate area committees.

City Status

In 2001 city status was granted to the Town of Inverness, and letters patent were taken into the possession of the Highland Council by the convener of the Inverness area committee. Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right ^[19] These letters patent, which were sealed in March 2001 and are held by Inverness Museum and Art Gallery,^[20] create a city of Inverness, but do not refer to anywhere with defined boundaries, except that Town of Inverness may be taken as a reference to the burgh of Inverness. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. As a local government area the burgh was abolished 26 years earlier, in 1975, and so was the county of Inverness for which the burgh was the county town. Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Nor do they refer to the former district or to the royal burgh.

The Highland area was created as a two-tier local government region in 1975, and became a unitary local government area in 1996. The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. The region consisted of eight districts, of which one was called Inverness. The districts were all merged into the unitary area. As the new local government authority, the Highland Council then adopted the areas of the districts as council management areas. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council The management areas were abolished in 2007, in favour of three new corporate management areas. The council has defined a large part of the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate area as the Inverness city management area. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council ^[21] This council-defined city area includes Loch Ness and numerous towns and villages apart from the former burgh of Inverness. Loch Ness ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large deep freshwater Loch in the Scottish Highlands ( extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles

In January 2008 a petition to matriculate armorial bearings for the City of Inverness was refused by Lord Lyon King of Arms on the grounds that there is no legal persona to which arms can be granted. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility ^[22]

Parliamentary representation

There are three existing parliamentary constituencies with Inverness as an element in their names:

• One county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), created in 2005:
  • Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, currently represented by Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) Danny Alexander^[23]
• Two county constituencies of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), created in 1999:
  • Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, currently represented by Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Fergus Ewing^[24]
  • Ross, Skye and Inverness West, currently represented by Liberal Democrat MSP John Farquhar Munro^[25]

These existing constituencies are effectively subdivisions of the Highland council area, but boundaries for Westminster elections are now very different from those for Holyrood elections. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Daniel Grian 'Danny' Alexander (born May 15, 1972) is a Scottish politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral The Scottish Parliament Building (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Inverness East Nairn and Lochaber is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Fergus Ewing (born 23 September 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish National Party (SNP politician the Minister for Community Safety and Ross Skye and Inverness West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) John Farquhar Munro ( Iain Fearchar Rothach in Gaelic) born 26 August 1934 in Glen Shiel, Lochalsh, Highland The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Holyrood constituencies are also subdivisions of the Highlands and Islands electoral region. Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First

Historically there have been six Westminster constituencies:

• One burgh constituency:
  • Inverness Burghs, 1708 to 1918
• Five county constituencies:
  • Inverness-shire, 1708 to 1918
  • Inverness, 1918 to 1983
  • Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber, 1983 to 1997
  • Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, 1997 to 2005
  • Ross, Skye and Inverness West, 1997 to 2005

Inverness Burghs was a district of burghs constituency, covering the parliamentary burghs of Inverness, Fortrose, Forres and Nairn. A burgh constituency is a type of Parliamentary constituency in Scotland. Inverness Burghs was a District of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster Inverness-shire was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain form 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of Inverness was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983 Inverness Nairn and Lochaber was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997 Ross Skye and Inverness West was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2005 The Act of Union 1707 and Pre-Union Scottish legislation provided for 14 Members of Parliament (MPs from Scotland to be elected from districts of In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly for Fortrose in New Zealand see Fortrose New Zealand Fortrose ( is a Burgh in the Scottish Highlands, located on the Forres ( Gaelic Farrais) is a town and former Royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast approximately Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. Inverness-shire covered, at least nominally, the county of Inverness minus the Inverness parliamentary burgh. Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, As created in 1918, Inverness covered the county minus Outer Hebridean areas, which were merged into the Western Isles constituency. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island Na h-Eileanan an Iar (formerly Western Isles) pron nə ˈhɪlənən ənˈjɪə(r is a constituency of the House of Commons of The Inverness constituency included the former parliamentary burgh of Inverness. As created in 1983, Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber was one of three constituencies covering the Highland region, which had been created in 1975. The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. As first used in 1997, the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, and Ross, Skye and Inverness West constituencies were effectively two of three constituencies covering the Highland unitary council area, which had been created in 1996. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions

Town twinning

• Augsburg, Germany
• Inverness, Florida, USA
• La Baule, France
• St Valery-en-Caux, France

Health Services

The main hospital serving Inverness is Raigmore Hospital. Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Inverness is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the La Baule-Escoublac, commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a seaside town and commune of the Seine Maritime département, Haute-Normandie région This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is the main hospital in the South East Highland Community Health Partnership area of NHS Highland Health Board. This hospital comes under NHS Highland which controls many hospitals in the Highlands and Islands. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for NHS Highland is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. Geographically it is the largest Health Board covering an area of 32500 km² from Kintyre in the south-west The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are broadly the Scottish Highlands plus Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides. There are however several other hospitals in the general area, notably New Craigs hospital which deals which mental health care. The current building occupied by New Craigs was opened in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Culture & sports

Inverness is an important centre for bagpipe players and lovers, since every September the city hosts the Northern Meeting, the most prestigious solo piping competition in the world. Bagpipes are a class of Musical instrument, Aerophones using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag Piping Competition Established in 1788 in Inverness, Scotland, today the Northern Meeting is best known for its bagpiping competition The Inverness cape, a garment worn by pipers the world over in the rain, is not necessarily made in Inverness. Although a wide variety of coats overcoats and rain gear are worn with Highland Dress to deal with inclement weather the Inverness cape has come to be almost universally

Another major event in calendar is the annual City of Inverness Highland Games. Highland games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage especially In 2006 Inverness hosted Scotland's biggest ever Highland Games over two days in July, featuring the Masters' World Championships, the showcase event for heavies aged over 40 years. Highland games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage especially 2006 was the first year that the Masters' World Championships had been held outside the United States, and it attracted many top heavies from around the world to the Inverness area. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The current music scene within Inverness generally leans towards an emo/punk/hardcore style, but there are also bands who show features of different genres such as rock, metal, pop, classical, grunge, industrial and traditional Scottish music. The Ironworks venue has attracted a greater variety of music to Inverness.

The city is home to two football clubs. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. was formed in 1994 from the merger of two Highland League clubs, Caledonian F.C. and Inverness Thistle. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness. Caledonian Football Club ( Caledonian FC) were a football club from the city of Inverness, Highland, Scotland. Inverness Thistle Football Club ( Inverness Thistle FC) were a football club playing in the city of Inverness in northern Scotland. 'Caley Thistle' play at The Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, and are currently in the Scottish Premier League and lay claim to have the longest name for any football club in the world. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The other football club Clachnacuddin F.C., play in the Highland League. Clachnacuddin FC are a semi-professional senior football club from the city of Inverness who currently play in Scotland 's Highland Football League The Highland Football League (HFL is a league of football clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest but also the north east Inverness Citadel F.C. was another popular side which are now unfortunately defunct. Inverness Citadel Football Club were a Football (soccer club based at Shore Street Park in Inverness, Scotland. Bught Park, located in the centre of Inverness is the finishing point of the annual Loch Ness Marathon and home of Inverness Shinty Club. The Loch Ness Marathon (in Gaelic Marathon Loch Nis) is an annual marathon race held along the famous Scottish lake Loch Ness, ending in Inverness Inverness Shinty Club is a Shinty club from Inverness, Scotland.

Cricket is also a popular sport in Inverness, with both Highland CC and Northern Counties playing in the North of Scotland Cricket Association League and 7 welfare league teams playing midweek cricket at Fraser Park. Both teams have been very successful over the years. Highland joined the league in 1957 and won their first league title in 2002 and recaptured the title in 2007.

In 2007, the city hosted Highland 2007, a celebration of the culture of the Highlands, and will also host the World Highland Games Heavy Championships (21 & 22 July) and European Pipe Band Championships (28 July). Highland 2007 was a year-long celebration of Highland culture which took place from January until December 2007 The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous ^[26] 2008 saw the first Hi-Ex (Highlands International Comics Expo), held at the Eden Court Theatre. Hi-Ex (short for the Highlands International Comics Expo) is the name given to a Scottish Comics convention. Eden Court Theatre is a large theatre cinema and arts venue situated in Inverness, Scotland. ^{[27] [28]}

Buildings

Important buildings in Inverness include Inverness Castle, Inverness College and various churches. Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness, in Inverness, Scotland. The UHI Millennium Institute ( Scottish Gaelic: Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna) is a federation of 15 Colleges and Research institutions

The castle was built in 1835 on the site of its medieval predecessor. It is now a sheriff court. Sheriff courts provide the local Court service in Scotland, with each court serving a sheriff court district within a Sheriffdom.

Inverness Cathedral, dedicated to St Andrew, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church and seat of the ordinary of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. Inverness Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew (1866-69 is a Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church situated in the city The Scottish Episcopal Church (Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba is a Christian denomination in Scotland and a member of the Anglican Communion, although it In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office The Diocese of Moray Ross and Caithness is one of the seven Dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The cathedral has a curiously square-topped look to its spires, as funds ran out before they could be completed.

The oldest church is the Old High Church,^[29] on St Michael's Mount by the riverside, a site perhaps used for worship since Celtic times. Old High St Stephen's Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland in Inverness, the capital city of the Highlands of Scotland The church tower dates from mediaeval times, making it the oldest surviving building in Inverness. It is used by the Church of Scotland congregation of Old High St Stephen's, Inverness,^[30] and it is the venue for the annual Kirking of the Council, which is attended by local councillors. The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. Old High St Stephen's Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland in Inverness, the capital city of the Highlands of Scotland

Inverness College is the hub campus for the UHI Millennium Institute. The UHI Millennium Institute ( Scottish Gaelic: Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna) is a federation of 15 Colleges and Research institutions ^[31]

Porterfield Prison, officially HMP Inverness, serves the courts of the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney Isles and Moray, providing secure custody for all remand prisoners and short term adult prisoners, both male and female (segregated). A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of ^[32]

Famous people

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy, was born in Inverness. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician.

Yvette Cooper, the Minister of State for Housing in the Brown Cabinet was also born in Inverness. Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969 is a British Politician. She is the Labour Member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford and

Areas of the city

Towns and Villages

Apart from the former burgh of Inverness, the Highland Council's city management area includes Ardersier, Beauly, Culloden,Balloch, Drumnadrochit, Fort Augustus, Invermoriston, Smithton, Tomatin, Kirkhill and Kiltarlity. Ardersier is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands, on the Moray Firth, east of Inverness, near Fort George, and Beauly (pronounced Bewley; a corruption of Beaulieu) is a town of the Scottish county of Highland, on the River Beauly Culloden (from Scottish Gaelic Cùl lodain, "back of the small pond" modern Gaelic Cùil Lodair) is the name of a village three miles east of Drumnadrochit ( Scottish Gaelic, Druim na Droichaid) is a village in the Highland local government council area of Scotland Invergarryrailwayjpg|300px|thumb|Section of dismantled railway south of Fort Augustus]] Fort Augustus ( Ordnance Survey) is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands Invermoriston ( Inbhir Mhoireastain in Gaelic) ( Ordnance Survey) is a small village 7 Miles north of Fort Augustus, Highland Tomatin is a small village on the River Findhorn in Strathdearn in the Scottish Highlands about 16 miles south of the city of Inverness.

Footnotes

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

1. ^ 2001 Population of Main Highland Towns & Villages, Highland Council website, accessed 7 March 2008
2. ^ 2001 Census - Area Profiles, Highland Council website, accessed 7 March 2008
3. ^ Inverness has no statutory boundaries and different measures or estimates of population are based on differing boundary definitions
4. ^ Letters patent, seemingly granting city status, were sealed in 2001 and are now held in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
   These letters patent are unusual, however, in that they do not refer to anywhere with defined boundaries
5. ^ The Highland Council website, accessed 6 March 2006
6. ^ Property market: Is your home recession proof? Telegraph.co.uk 12:01am GMT 03/02/2008, accessed 6 March 2008
7. ^ Craig Phadrig, Inverness, Walk in Scotland, Visitscotland
8. ^ Inverness churches
9. ^ http://www2.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/Health%20Services/Hospitals/Raigmore/index.htm
10. ^ http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/Services/Pages/RaigmoreHospital.aspx
11. ^ http://www.stockphotography.co.uk/UK/Maps/Inverness.asp
12. ^ http://www.explore-inverness.com/shops.htm
13. ^ http://www.morrisons.co.uk/Store-Finder/Store-Details/?type=qs&value=Inverness&recordid=1&lat=57.47969&lon=-4.21879
14. ^ http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/inverness/inverness/index.html
15. ^ The Highland Main Line, the Aberdeen-Inverness Line and the Far North Line meet at Inverness (Ordnance Survey grid reference NH667454). Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right The Highland Main Line is a Railway line in Scotland. It is 190 km (118 miles long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns The Aberdeen to Inverness Line is a Railway line in Scotland linking Aberdeen and Inverness. The Far North Line is a rural Railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Also, Kyle of Lochalsh services run to and from Inverness via the Far North Line to Dingwall. The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a primarily single track railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. Dingwall ( Inbhir Pheofharain in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal burgh in the highlands of Scotland.
16. ^ Ordnance Survey grid reference for Inverness Airport (access from A96 road): NH776508. Inverness Airport is an International airport situated at Dalcross 7 Nautical miles (13 km northeast of the city of Inverness in the Scottish
17. ^ Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website
18. ^ Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website
19. ^ Helen Liddell joins Inverness celebrations as Scotland’s Millennium City, Scotland Office press release 19 Mar 2001
20. ^ Ordnance Survey grid reference for Inverness Museum and Art Gallery: NH666451
21. ^ Key Decisions Taken on Council Post 2007, Highland Council news release, 15 December 2006, includes a list of wards within the Inverness management area
22. ^ Coat of arms rejected in city status query, The Inverness Courier, accessed February 12, 2008
23. ^ List of MPs, Parliament of the United Kingdom website, retrieved 11 July 2007
    Website of Danny Alexander MP, retrieved 10 July 2007
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25. ^ John Farquhar Munro MSP, Scottish Parliament website, retrieved 11 July 2007
26. ^ Highland 2007, Information on the European Pipe Band Championships
27. ^ First superheroes expo for north, BBC, January 18, 2008
28. ^ Scots' impact on comics examined, BBC, January 18, 2008
29. ^ OLD HIGH CHURCH, Riverside Churches Clergy Fraternal website
30. ^ Old High St Stephen’s website
31. ^ UHI Millennium Institute website
32. ^ HMP Inverness, Scottish Prison Service website
    Ordnance Survey grid reference: NH668449

External links

• Inverness travel guide from Wikitravel
• Sightseeing around Inverness
• Inverness Information
• Inverness Riverside Churches
• Inverness Highland Year of Culture
• A map of Inverness from 1716

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