Inverness Timeline

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Inverness Timeline

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BC to 1000 AD

5000 BC Shell Middon discovered at Muirtown first evidence of Mankind in the area
2000 BC Clova Cairns Built (see Pictures: http://gallery133972.fotopic.net/)
555 AD Brude - Bridei I of the Picts (Brude son of Maelchon) - comes to power
559 AD Brude destroys an army of Scots in the Great Glen moving to attack Inverness
580 AD St Columba visit's King Brude at Craig Phadrig, to the west of modern Inverness overlooking the Beauly Firth
584 AD Brude dies 700 AD Craig Phadrig destroyed by fire

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11th Century

1040 AD Macbeth - Mac Bethad mac Findláich - killed King Duncan - Donnchad mac Crínáin - at his Inverness Castle
1070 AD Malcolm III destroys Inverness Castle

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12th Century

1179 AD Inverness Created a Royal Burgh, and new Castle was constructed
1180 AD King William the Lion gave Inverness 4 Charters of rights for the Townspeople, also construction of a ditch and a wooden stockade

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13th Century

1204 AD Nairn reorganised into Sherriffdom
1205 AD Inverness reorganised into Sherriffdom
1205 AD Inverness granted charter for Market day each Saturday by William the Lion
1221 AD Alexander II visits Inverness to deal with Donald Mac Neil for crimes
1228 AD Gillescope attacks and burns Inverness
1236 AD Dominican Friary was founded in Inverness at MerKinch
1236 AD First Bridge across the River Ness
1249 AD Inverness is a major trading route with the Flemish community in the town, and a major shipbuilding centre due to the large nature resources nearby
1250 AD First Bridge across the River Ness
1260 AD Alexander III visits Inverness and orders improvements to the Castle
1290 AD Inverness Castle by the Crown of England
1297 AD Inverness Castle falls to the Earl of Moray’s Forces

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14th Century

1300 AD Dicocase of Moray split into : Elgin, Inverness, Strathspey and Strathbogie
1303 AD Inverness recaptured by the forces of England
1305 AD Castle of Inverness destroyed by Earl of Moray and Robert the Bruce
1312 AD Treaty of Inverness with Norway

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15th Century

1400 AD Reconstruction of the Castle of Inverness
1411 AD Donald, Lord of the Isles burns part of the Town
1428 AD Lord of the Isles is arrested by the King, and after his release he attacked Inverness and partly destroyed it.
1428 AD Reconstruction of the replacement Inverness Castle in Stone
1461 AD Lord of the Isles captures Inverness Castle
1492 AD Privy Council meets in Inverness and clears the Towns debt to the crown.

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16th Century

1562 AD Mary Stuart refused entry to the Castle
1591 AD Inverness granted a charter called the “Golden Charter.”
1593 AD Abertaff House is built

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17th Century

1603 AD Donald Miller is burnt at the stake for witchcraft
1626 AD Earl of Moray in dispute with the Burgh Council
1644 AD Ness Bridge collapse’s, and replaced with a Stone Bridge
1646 AD Montrose Besiges Inverness
1649 AD Montrose allies caputure Inverness
1650 AD Parliament Forces occupy the Town
1652 AD to 1657 AD Inverness is under occupation by Cromwell’s forces and constructs a Citadel
1662 AD Cromwell’s Citadel is demolished, only the Clock tower remains
1662 AD Horse Racing starts again
1668 AD Dunbar’s House (almshouses) built by Provost Alexander Dunbar using materials from the citadel.
1685 AD The Old Tower Cross or Old Mercat Cross is erected.

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18th Century

1707 AD First MP to the Westminster Parliament is elected Alexander Duff
1715 AD First Coach in the town owned by the Earl of Seaforth
1724 AD General Wade starts his road building in the Highlands
1726 AD Balnain House is built
1732 AD Citadel Quay is constructed
1746 AD Jacobites Captures the Fort in March
1746 AD Battle of Culloden happens this year
1746 AD Inverness runs with blood due to the Hanoverians revenge on it
1747 AD Fort George is constructed a few miles away
1747 AD Master of Lovat executed on Tower Hill
1748 AD Hereditary Sherriffship of Inverness is abolished.
1752 AD Tailor Guilds allows female members
1775 AD First bank opens in Inverness
1775 AD 71st Highland Regiment is Formed
1776 AD Council Spends Fifteen pounds on the first lightning of the streets
1777 AD Fire Engine bought for the town
1778 AD Bookseller and printer open in the town
1788 AD Northern Meeting group is formed
1789 AD Court House is built
1791 AD A steeple was built to be part of Inverness Prison
1792 AD Inverness Academy is built
1796 AD Principle Streets are levelled and covered in cobbles.

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19th Century

1801 AD St John’s Episcopalicin Church Opens
1801 AD Thomas Telford Appointed Chief Engineer for the Highlands Roads and Bridges Commission and the Caledonian Canal Commission.
1803 AD Caledonian Canal Commission is set up
1803 AD Highlands Roads and Bridges Commission is set up
1803 AD Caledonian Canal construction is started
1804 AD The Royal Northern Infirmary is opened
1804 AD Inverness Assessment Act passed to improve roads in the Highlands
1804 AD Inverness to London Boat Services Opens
1805 AD Theatre Royal Opens in Inglis Street
1807 AD Inverness Burgh Council announces the following developments: New Bridge over the Ness, New Water and Gas supply for the Town, and construction of a new pier at Thornbush
1807 AD Inverness-shire Farming Society is formed
1808 AD First Newspaper opens in Inverness called the Inverness Journal and Northern Advertiser Opens
1808 AD Edinburgh to Inverness Coach travel time is two days
1808 AD Black Bridge or Waterloo Bridge is built the second bridge across the river
1811 AD Inverness to Fort Augustus Road Completed to modern standards
1815 AD Inverness Town and Saving Banks Opens
1815 AD Medical Society and the Charitable Society for Suppressing Begging’s are formed.
1816 AD Earthquake damages the spire on the tollbooth
1817 AD Thornbush Quay is built
1817 AD Sheep market starts in Inverness
1820 AD Inverness Courier Newspaper is formed
1821 AD Central School Opens
1822 AD Caledonian Canal is opened to Traffic
1822 AD Caledonian Canal is contrasted
1825 AD Northern Institute for the Promotion of Science and Literature is formed
1826 AD New Company is formed in the Town to supply gas and water to the city
1827 AD Theatre Royal closes
1832 AD Outbreak of Cholera in the town
1832 AD New Prison is built
1834 to 1846 AD Inverness Castle is built
1834 AD West Church is built
1834 AD Northern Institute for the Promotion of Science and Literature is formed
1834 AD Outbreak of Cholera in the town
1835 AD Last public execution is carried out in Inverness
1835 AD Anti-Catholic Riot in Inverness, Catholic Churches are burnt down and Caledonian Hotel has all windows broken
1836 AD Inverness Herald Newspaper opens
1837 AD St Mary’s and St John’s churches are built
1840 AD Total Abstinence Movement opens in Inverness
1845 AD Start of the Potato Famine in the Highlands, causing riots in the town that needed the use of troops to put down
1846 AD Inverness Herald Newspaper closes
1847 AD Caledonian Canal is structure completed by the Commission
1847 AD Inverness Harbour Trust is formed by an act of parliament
1849 AD Ness Bridge is destroyed by flooding this year
1849 AD Outbreak of Cholera in the town
1852 AD Emigration Office is opened in Inverness
1855 AD Railway’s reach Inverness
1855 AD Replacement for the Ness Bridge is constructed
1860 AD The Music Hall opens in Union Street
1863 AD Inverness to Perth Railway opens
1863 AD Commission for Highland Roads is closed down due to Act of Parliament
1869 AD St Andrew’s Cathedral is built
1869 AD Inverness Wools Mills Ltd Created
1871 AD The Gaelic Society of Inverness is formed
1880 AD Cameron Barracks is built
1882 AD Town Hall is built
1883 AD First Public Library is opened
1885 AD Highland News newspaper starts
1888 AD Theatre Royal and Opera House Opens
1893 AD Chamber of Commerce is founded

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20th Century

1901 AD Dr George England Kerr owns the first car in the City
1905 AD First Electricity plant is constructed in Inverness
1907 AD Caledonian Bank is taken over by the Bank of Scotland
1909 AD First meeting of the Women’s Suffrage societies is held in the Music hall
1912 AD Central Hall Picture House in Academy Street Opens
1914 AD First World War starts
1914 AD Horse Racing stops at Dunain Park
1916 AD Inverness declared a Special Military Area
1918 AD Special Military Area is removed from Inverness
1918 AD First World War ends
1918 AD Beak out of Influenza in Inverness
1918 AD Inverness holds Thanksgiving Day due to large amounts of USS Naval personal based in the city
1919 AD Fighting between Inverness Police and member of the USS Naval personal
1920 AD Miss Nancy MacKay becomes First Female Council Member
1921 AD First Cabinet meeting outside London is held
1921 AD City Population is 20,937
1921 AD Meeting of the Cabinet meets in Inverness to discuss the Irish situation
1922 AD War memorial is unveiled
1923 AD Referendum on making Inverness a dry city fails
1923 AD The Highland Railway Company is taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
1926 AD Scottish Trade union congress holds its annual meeting in Inverness
1928 AD Longman Airport opens
1929 AD SNP Inverness Branch Opens
1932 AD First new private house estate since the war is built at Aultnaskiach
1932 AD Theatre Royal and Opera House burns down
1933 AD First report of the Loch Ness Monster appears in the Inverness Courier
1935 AD First Air Ambulance is brought into Service for the Western Isles
1937 AD James Pringle Ltd buys out Inverness Wools Mills Ltd
1939 AD Second World War Starts
1940 AD Inverness declared a Special Military Area
1941 AD RAF takes over the Longman Airfield, and constructs two more at Culloden, Fortrose and one at Brackla south of Nairn
1941 AD Raigmore Hospital opens in temporary accommodation for Military personal
1944 AD AI Welders play important part of DD petrol line
1945 AD Second World War Ends
1947 AD Street lights changed from Gas to Electricity
1960’s AD Time of great development within Inverness
1960 AD New Raigmore Hospital opens
1960 AD Inverness Technical College opens
1961 AD Torvean Golf Course Opens
1962 AD Castle Wyrd Development starts
1965 AD Highland and Islands Development Board start operating
1966 AD Old Post office building is knocked down and replaced with a new building for the Post office
1969 AD Longman Industrial Site is set up
1975 AD Inverness Town Council, becomes Inverness District Council
1976 AD Eden Court Theatre is opened
1976 AD Dead Wild boar found outside Nairn on Ord-hill. Also sighting of a Wolf.>BR> 1976 AD Renee MacRae went missing with her son, the police are treating this as murder. Most people think she is buried underneath the A9 road somewhere. They know who did it but cannot prove it.
1977 AD Sight of a Lion with cubs near Inverness (Fortean Time)
1980 AD Eastgate Centre is opened
1982 AD Kessock Bridge is built
1982 AD Moray Firth Radio Commercial Station opens
1982 AD New Museum and Art Gallery in Castle Wynd is opened
1985 AD Extension to the Harbour
1987 AD Carse Industrial Estate opens
1990’s AD Golden Mile retail development is started, and the University of the Highland and Island Millennium institute is started
1993 AD Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. is formed
1999 AD La Scale Cinema Closed

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21st Century

2000 AD Inverness is created a Millennium City at the Start of the Third Millennium
2003 AD Eastgate II Open’s, the major shopping centre development in Inverness.
2004 AD New Road development

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