@andy_highlander: The hill on which the Old High Church stands has had religious connections since 565AD when St Columba preached to the Pictish people of Inverness on the hill.   There has always been religious structures on this site, the present Church was built between 1770 and 1772 but the lowest part of the west tower dates back to the 14th century which makes it the oldest building structure in Inverness. Most of the prosperous buildings that were built in Inverness were wooden in nature and during the middle ages buildings were often burned due to Clan feuds. The tower was also the tallest structure in Inverness for centuries which gave the church it’s name ‘High Church Prior to the Battle of Culloden there were some Goverment Troops held prisoner in the Tower of the Church. When the Duke of Cumberland took possession of the town these prisoners were  liberated and Jacobite prisoners were held in there as well as other places including the Gaelic Church (now  Leakeys bookshop) They were then taken outside, blindfolded and executed one by one outside the door of the tower.  Musket ball marks can still be seen in the wall of the tower. source:invernessoutlanders.Wordpress.com #andythehighlander #Scotland #highlandertours #outlander #sassenach #meninkilts #kilt #highlander #samheughan #outlandertiktok #inverness