Inveraray Town and Inveraray Castle
Argyll & Bute

From over Loch Fyne looking south along the Main Street.

These were all taken fairly early on a calm, sunny summer morning.

The entire town from the north-east. Inveraray was a planned town built around 1760 for the estate workers of the Dukes of Argyll.

Restoration work has now started on the pier.

Back to the north with the impressive frontage and the arches leading to The Avenue and the road north.

Closer in to show more detail of the tree-lined Avenue.

High to the north-west looking down Loch Fyne.

Parallel to the Main Street with the old prison to the left and the church (with the main road looping round it) behind.

Closer in.

Inveraray Bell Tower on The Avenue was built much later as a tribute to the war dead from the area and peels of bells are often rung just for the sheer pleasure of hearing them.

Inveraray Castle from over Loch Fyne with the General Wade built bridge over the River Aray in the foreground. This is one of many bridges and roads built to help the British army control Jacobite uprisings in this part of Scotland in the mid 1700s. It's still officially called The Old Military Road.

This modern castle was built from around 1745 (it took forty years to finish) with input from the Adams (William and John) as architects and designers. John Adam was the main architect for the new town.

Higher and closer. Looking south-west.

The castle has been used as a set for several films, most recently appearing in Downton Abbey.