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HM Prison Inverness, also known as Porterfield Prison, is located in the Crown area of Inverness, Scotland, and serves the courts of the Highlands and Islands. It covers all the courts in the Western Isles as well as courts from Fort William, Wick and Elgin. The prison houses both adult and young remand prisoners, convicted adults serving up to ...
Scaniport (Scottish Gaelic: Sganaphort) is a small settlement located on the B862, roughly between Inverness to the north and Dores to the south, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The Gaelic name Sganaphort is translated into English as 'Ferry By The Crack', a reference to Scaniport's close proximity to the Great Glen Fault .
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 01:09, 22 February 2011: 1,425 × 1,122 (1.59 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of the Inverness city management area, UK in 2011, with the following information shown: *Ward boundaries *Coastline and lakes *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum,
The geography of Scotland is varied from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
Scotland 57°22′51″N 4°19′59″W / 57.380806°N 4.333099°W / 57.380806; -4. Dores ( Scottish Gaelic : Duras ) is a village located on the east shore of Loch Ness , 10 km south west of the city of Inverness , in the Highland council area of Scotland . [ 1 ]
The Port of Inverness is a port on the east coast of Scotland, at Inverness, Highland council area, at the mouth of the River Ness. It is one of Scotland's most sheltered and deep natural ports. [1] [2] [3] The port is owned and operated by Inverness Harbour Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1847. The port was first recorded in history ...
A new railway was opened in 1903, the Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway, an extension of the Princes Dock Railway, leaving the Joint Line at Shieldhall. It reached a new Renfrew station at Porterfield, close alongside the Paisley and Renfrew line but not at first connected to it. The adjacent routes were in fact connected in 1916. [6] [page ...
Scotland 57°29′56″N 4°08′35″W / 57.49883°N 4.14307°W / 57.49883; -4 Allanfearn [ 1 ] ( / ˌ æ l ən ˈ f ɜːr n / , Scottish Gaelic : An t-Àilean Feàrna ) is a small settlement, it lies 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Inverness , Inverness-shire , Scotland , within the Scottish council area of Highland .