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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Inverness

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Inverness, Scotland

Updated January 4, 2024

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Clava Cairns

Inverness, Scotland

Clava Cairns

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Old High Church Kirkyard

Inverness, Scotland

Old High Church Kirkyard

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.
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Watson Lifeboat

Inverness, Scotland

Ship Space

The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.
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Clootie Well

Highland, Scotland

Clootie Well

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
5 miles from Inverness
Beauly Priory

Beauly, Scotland

Beauly Priory

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.
8 miles from Inverness
Wych Elm of Beauly Priory

Beauly, Scotland

Wych Elm of Beauly Priory

After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.
8 miles from Inverness
The Fairy Glen

Rosemarkie, Scotland

The Fairy Glen - Rosemarkie

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.
9 miles from Inverness
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