Castle Street (West Side)

Opportunities

Prominent site in the city centre.
Close to the present site of the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG).
Opportunity to restore damage to historic townscape.
Potential for high visibility and entrance from street level.
Potential for linking with and reinvigorating the historic spaces within the Town House in the longer term.
Potential for naturally lit galleries.
Potential to link at the higher level with the castle esplanade.

Ground conditions / retaining bank to esplanade may pose technical difficulties.
High likelihood of encountering archaeology.
Possible difficulties of access for commercial vehicles.
Sloping site – a challenge to designers (and, equally, an opportunity).
Expansion restricted.
Loss of car park.