Corriegarth Hotel

Black Isle Brewery

by trvlrtom

The Black Isle, a peninsula really, is just north of Inverness and an interesting sidetrip from the city. The Black Isle Brewery is truely an authentic beer lovers find. Its a tiny operation, but with a tour (maybe five minutes - the operation is basically one room) and tasting room where you can buy some bottles for the road. This is the real thing, craft beer made by locals.

Inverness Floral Hall

by kathymof

This is a floral garden composed of green houses and outdoor gardens. It is in the middle of a large recreational complex that is toward the SW side of Inverness (west of the River Ness). You can wonder around and see different ecosytems in the various green houses. It is pretty surprising to see many of these plants this far north, especially in the Cactus House. They even have a Koi pond and the fish will come rushing up to you in hopes of a hand-out. The facilities are very well maintained as are all of the indoor and outdoor planted areas.

Fort George - Fortifications

by stevezero

The fortifications form an outstanding example of defence in depth. The main walls are stone faced, in plan faceted and angled with projecting bastions so that every wall face is covered by fire from guns sited on top of other walls. The walls are many yards (metres) wide and grassed over, on top of barrel vaulted casemates which form underground bunkers designed to protect the entire garrison from artillery fire. The approach to the fortress from the landward side is across a wide area of loose shingle, unsuitable for siting heavy guns, so that besieging artillery is kept out of range. Sloping grassy banks designed to absorb artillery shells all but hide the fort from view. The entrance is reached via a ravelin, a free standing defensive structure incorporating a guardhouse and completely exposed to fire from the main fort, then by a raised wooden walkway, complete with drawbridge, bridging across a wide ditch set between heavily defended bastions. The ditch forms a wide killing ground openly exposed to gunfire from these walls.

The Trafford Bank self-catering apartment

by JessH

I've put some more photos of our cute and fantastically located self-catering apartment here, as there wasn't enough space in the accomodation tip.

For a full review (yes, it was excellent by the way) click here:
http:.//members.virtualtourist.com/m/tp/1de95a

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The Bedroom.

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Another view of the bedroom.

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Living Room.

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The small but very space-efficiently planned bathroom!

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Another view of the bathroom.