Inverness Airport 18 min
Culloden Battlefield (12 min.)
site of bloody last battle of jacobite rising with visitor centre and interactive exhibition. Cawdor Castle And Gardens (25 min.)
14th-century castle linked to macbeth as thane of cawdor with drawbridge tapestries and gardens. Urquhart Castle (29 min.)
large ruined castle dating from 1509 overlooking loch ness with visitor centre and cafe. Fort George (25 min)
18th-century fortified garrison and working army barracks housing highlanders regimental museum. Chanonry Point (31 min.)
this bayside outcrop with a lighthouse is popular for observing bottlenose dolphins & grey seals. Ness Islands (5 min.)
scenic tree-filled islands linked by bridges featuring walking paths wildlife & a mini train ride. Black Isle (23 min)
dotted with charming villages cottages & ruins visitors to this peninsula can view dolphins. Loch Ness (22 min.)
23-mile freshwater lake in the highlands best known for its namesake mythical monster nessie. Balloan Road (5 min) Inverness Botanic Gardens (11 min.)
a botanic garden with a tropical house with a carp pond and waterfalls formal gardens and a cafe. Clava Cairns (15 min.)
4000-year-old burial cairns each enclosed by stone circles on a terrace above the river nairn. West Heather Gardens (7 min) Culduthel Park (1 min) Loch Ness Centre U0026 Exhibition (25 min.)
state-of-the-art exhibitions about the geological formation of loch ness and its legendary monster. Inverness Cathedral (8 min.)
victorian episcopalian cathedral church built of red stone and granite and hosting regular services. Lochardil Hall (2 min) Beauly Priory (24 min.)
forested ruins of an ancient 1230 church & graveyard founded by a little-known order of monks. Inverness Museum And Art Gallery (7 min.)
contemporary museum spaces displaying geology natural history art and archaeology collections. | 
