Inverness, Castle Wynd, Sheriff Court House
Court House (19th Century), Police Station (19th Century)
Site Name Inverness, Castle Wynd, Sheriff Court House
Classification Court House (19th Century), Police Station (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Castle Hill; County Buildings; Sheriff Court And Police Station
Canmore ID 98264
Site Number NH64NE 504
NGR NH 66647 45065
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/98264
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- Council Highland
- Parish Inverness And Bona
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH64NE 504 66647 45065
Castle
(Court House) [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, September 2009.
Inverness Castle was recorded as part of the Threatened Building Survey on 9th March 2022. It was impossible for the building to be recorded whilst it was in operation as the Inverness Sheriff Court and due to delays caused by the Covid-Pandemic recording could only take place after the building had been vacated and partially stripped. William Burn designed the Court House 1833-6 (the south wing) and Thomas Brown II designed the Police Station and Prison 1846-8 (the north wing). The well of the original castle, restored in 1909, lies in the courtyard between the two buildings. Inverness Castle is being redeveloped as a ‘new world class visitor attraction.’ The regeneration of Inverness Castle is being designed by LDN Architects.
NH64NE Grid Ref: NH 66647 45065
Source: O/S 1:1250 Map.
Castle Wynd, Castle Hill, Sheriff Court and Prison
Rearrangement of Jail Buildings as County Offices
Architects: Ross & Macbeth (I.C. Jan. 8, 1904)
REFERENCE, Scottish Record Office:
Meeting concerning a new courthouse and jail. Excerpts from minutes.
1812 GD46/17/58
REFERENCE, Scottish Record Office:
Need for a new courthouse and jail.
Excerpts from Minutes of a General Meeeting where plans were discussed.
1812 GD 46/17/59
REFERENCE, Scottish Record Office:
"The Castle" [The County Hall]
Letter from William Brodie to Tytler.
His letter concerns the preparations for laying the Foundation Stone with full Maxonic ceremony.
1834 GD 128/37/15
[*Architect: William Burn 1789-1870]
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Design (1846 - 1848)
District Court, designed as Inverness Jail, by Thomas Brown Jr. Built 1846-48 following demolition of the castle after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46.
Gifford 1992
Photographic Survey (2003)
Photographed as part of the RCAHMS Area Photographic Survey.
