What is recorded here
Castle Wynd still smells of wet stone and old fear. The police station and prison stood on Castle Hill through the nineteenth century, guarding Inverness with brick and lock. Men locked inside may have listened to water striking foundations while waiting for judgment.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inverness, Castle Wynd, Castle Hill, Police Station as Police Station (19th Century), Prison (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Siege of Invernesssiege · 24 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Inverness Museum & Art GalleryMuseum · 54 yd
Inverness, Raining's StairsSteps (18th Century) · 72 yd_High_Street_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5853729.jpg?width=1280)
Inverness, High Street, Town HallTown Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 90 yd
Flora Macdonald statueMemorial · 91 yd
Inverness, Bridge Street, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 100 yd
Inverness, Ness BridgeFinger Ring(s) (bronze)(period Unassigned), Pin(s) (period Unassigned), Ring (silver)(period Unassigned) · 102 yd
Inverness CastleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 116 yd
Raining's StairsVisitor information · 152 yd
Dr Black Memorial HallMemorial · 253 yd
Abertarff HouseMuseum · 336 yd
The Old High Church of InvernessVisitor information · 452 yd