The Origins Of Scottish Castles | 12th-Century Feudal Scotland

Middle Age Royals of England and France

The city of Inverness has played a key role throughout Scottish history. It was the capital of the Picts in the Middle Ages, during which time St. Columba visited in 565, converting the King of the Picts to Christianity. The Kingdom of Alba would later be created when the kingdoms of the Scots and Picts were united in 843. This developed into the Scotland we know today. Two hundred years later, Macbeth is said to have murdered King Duncan in his castle at Inverness. During this era, the town was