Day trips to Highland Castles and Historic sites from Inverness Loch Ness
All the castles and historic sites below can be easily visited within a day trip from
Fort George
The Mightiest Artillery Fortification in Britain
Fort George, designed to halt any future Jacobite attempt on the throne, was completed in 1769. It stands today as one of the best preserved artillery fortresses of its period in the world.
Dunrobin Castle
Jewel in the Crown of the Highlands
Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms. Dunrobin Castle is also one of Britain's oldest continuously inhabited houses dating back to the early 1300s.
Urquhart Castle
One of Scotland's most dramatic medieval fortresses
Urquhart Castle, near Drumnadrochit on the A82 is one of Scotland's most dramatic medieval fortresses, standing amidst spectacular Highland scenery and overlooking Loch Ness. Once one of Scotland's mightiest strongholds.
