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The town owes its prosperity to the Dukes of Argyll. In 1744 the third Duke of Argyll decided to demolish the existing castle and his replacement took 40 years to build. Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1847, and Inverary began to attract fashionable tourists in large numbers. Dr Johnson wrote 'What I admire here is the total defiance of expense". | The town owes its prosperity to the Dukes of Argyll. In 1744 the third Duke of Argyll decided to demolish the existing castle and his replacement took 40 years to build. Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1847, and Inverary began to attract fashionable tourists in large numbers. Dr Johnson wrote 'What I admire here is the total defiance of expense". | ||
The town distinctive white buildings on the loch shore make it photogenic and it is a popular tourist destination, with a number of attractions in addition to the castle.}}<noinclude> | The town distinctive white buildings on the loch shore make it photogenic and it is a popular tourist destination, with a number of attractions in addition to the castle.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}} | ||
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InverarayInveraray is a town and royal burgh in Argyllshire, on the western shore of Loch Fyne near its head. It is Argyll's county town and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll. The town owes its prosperity to the Dukes of Argyll. In 1744 the third Duke of Argyll decided to demolish the existing castle and his replacement took 40 years to build. Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1847, and Inverary began to attract fashionable tourists in large numbers. Dr Johnson wrote 'What I admire here is the total defiance of expense". The town distinctive white buildings on the loch shore make it photogenic and it is a popular tourist destination, with a number of attractions in addition to the castle. (Read more) |