What is recorded here
Castle Wynd still holds the Sheriff Court House, a 19th Century building that also served as a Police Station. It stands in Inverness, Highland, Scotland, where justice and police work shared one address. The stones may have listened to arguments, warnings and quiet requests for help.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inverness, Castle Wynd, Sheriff Court House as Court House (19th Century), Police Station (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 Sheriff Court House at Inverness, Castle Wynd, was built in the 19th century to serve as a judicial and police facility in Inverness. It is important as a historic example of local government architecture and the administration of law in 19th-century Scotland.
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