Rome, Italy
270-273
Genoa, Italy
1551
Meran, Italy
1899
Verona, Italy
1393
Trieste, Italy
1470
Turin, Italy
1st century AD
Grignano, Italy
1856-1860
Malcesine, Italy
13th century
Erice, Italy
10-11th century AD
Taranto, Italy
1496
Villafranca di Verona, Italy
1199
Otranto, Italy
1228
Castelmola, Italy
10th century AD
Castelsardo, Italy
12th century
Bari, Italy
1132
Ischia, Italy
474 BCE
Trento, Italy
13th century
Portofino, Italy
1554
Lecce, Italy
1548
Lecce, Italy
1539
Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness. The red sandstone structure evident today was built in 1836 by architect William Burn. It is built on the site of an 11th-century (c. 1057) defensive structure. Today, it houses Inverness Sheriff Court.
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 Macbeth of Scotland according to much later tradition, murdered Máel Coluim"s father Donnchad I of Scotland, and which stood on a hill around 1 km to the north-east.
The first Inverness Castle was partially destroyed by King Robert I of Scotland and a replacement castle was sacked in the 15th century by the Clan Donald during the Siege of Inverness (1429). The castle was occupied during the Raid on Ross in 1491.
In 1548 another castle with tower was completed by George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly (1514–1562). He was constable of the castle until 1562.