Carcassonne, France
333 AD
Carcassonne, France
c. 1130
Albi, France
13th century
Collioure, France
1207
Uzès, France
11th century
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
14th century
Lourdes, France
11th century
Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, France
806 AD
Castelnou, France
990 AD
Foix, France
10th century
Perpignan, France
1276-1309
Belcastel, France
9th century AD
Salses-le-Château, France
1497-1504
Estaing, France
15th century
Sévérac-d'Aveyron, France
13th century
Prévenchères, France
12th century
Cucugnan, France
11th century
Penne, France
9th century AD
Lastours, France
11th century
Beaucens, France
14th century
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.