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The Bulletin
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Fix this textWednesday, February 15,1950
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Fix this textCAPITAL OF THE HIGHLANDS IS QUAINT OLD INVERNESS
Fix this textINVERNESS is beautifully situated at the north-eastern end of the Great
Fix this textjf u Much contains the Caledonian Canal. Through this ancient town
Fix this text3ws the broad, swift-flowing River Ness, which carries the waters of Loch
Fix this textess over the eight miles separating that loch from the Beauly Firth. Inverness,
Fix this text. . eobble streets and quaint old buildings, breathes the spirit of past
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Fix this textand cottl j s h War of Independence Inverness played a prominent part
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Fix this textof the Highlandmen, and was the scene of many assemblies called by the
Fix this textkings in their attempts to control the wild fchieftains. After his release from
Fix this textcaptivity in England, James I held a Parliament in Inverness when he came
Fix this textto restore law and order in the Highlands.
Fix this textIt was to Inverness that Mary Queen of Scots came in 1562 to find the
Fix this textgates of the castle closed against her—a gesture of defiance which cost the
Fix this textGovernor his life the following day when the castle surrendered. Owing to its
Fix this textstrategic importance, Inverness was the headquarters of Cromwell’s Govern-
Fix this textment in the Highlands, and he established a fortress here in 1652^-57.
Fix this textDuring the Jacobite risings the town was occupied alternately by the
Fix this textJacobites (1715) and by the Hanoverians, and it was at Culloden Moor, five
Fix this textmiles distant, that the battle was fought which shattered the hopes of Bonnie
Fix this textPrince Charlie.
Fix this textInverness Castle, as it appears today, was built in 1843 to serve as a
Fix this textCourt House and to provide administrative offices for the county. In front
Fix this textof the castle is a statue of Flora Macdonald, whose name is associated with
Fix this textthe escape of Prince Charlie to France after many adventures in the
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