Inverness

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Inverness City at the head of the Moray Firth on the River Ness; capital of Highland region, n Scotland. A tourist centre with a boatbuilding history, Inverness lies at the ne end of the Caledonian Canal. Its castle was destroyed at the Battle of Culloden, but rebuilt in Victorian times. Pop. (2001) 43,100.

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