Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Inverness HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess Yes OpeningTime1 10 am to 4 pm ArchitectName A & W Reid, Ross & Macbeth, W L Carruthers OpeningDate1 31/8/2019 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 9597 Refreshments No Street The street address 111 Church Street Postcode IV1 1EY Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Old High Church Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived highlandinvernesssurroundingarea Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2751 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,57.48023,-4.228502; Description An account of the resource <p>It is believed that there has been a church on this site since the 12th century. The present building dates from the late 18th century though it is thought that the building contains remnants of earlier structures.In Celtic times, St Columba of Iona is said to have preached here at 'St Michael's Mount'.</p><p><br />The current building is mostly 18th century with 19th century additions, with part of the tower 14th century. Curfew is still rung from the clock tower at 8pm every night.</p><p>It was used as a prison after The Battle of Culloden (1746) with prisoners said to have been executed in the graveyard. Inside you can see the King James' 1st Edition Bible of 1611, a field communion set used by the legendary "Tartan Pimpernel" during the Second World War, a Willis organ, a chancel of Iona marble, and monuments to Inverness worthies.</p><p>It is still the venue of the annual 'Kirking of the Council' when the Provost and councillors process from the Town House for worship.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18C, 1972, 2009