Inveraray

View from the Tower.

Inveraray.

Inveraray (Inbhir Aora in Gaelic) is a Royal Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore of Loch Fyne near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll, who founded the town in 1745, alongside his new dwelling, Inveraray Castle.

Its distinctive white buildings on the loch shore make it photogenic and it is a popular tourist destination, with a number of attractions in addition to the castle. The Georgian Inveraray Jail in the burgh is now a museum. Other attractions include the Combined Operations Museum and the Argyll Folk Museum. The Celtic Inveraray Cross can also been seen in the town, and the Arctic Penguin ship is moored at the pier. Shinty is the most popular local sport, Inveraray Shinty Club being crowned Scottish Champions in 2004.

Alan Bennett, the playwright, writes amusingly about his dining in Inveraray experience in his autobiographical book "Untold stories" [link]

External links

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.