City signage points the way for visitors.

Visitors to Inverness will now be able to find their way around the city with the help of new fingerpost signs which point to 27 different places and attractions.

A £37,400 signage improvement project included the design, manufacture and supply of contemporary stainless steel signs which was co-ordinated by Inverness BID working in conjunction with The Highland Council.

Craig Duncan, Inverness BID Chairman welcomed the new fingerpost signs, he said: “All the feedback from the public and businesses alike highlighted the need for improved signposting around the city centre. BID is delighted to have co-ordinated this project working in partnership with The Highland Council who we thank for providing the funding. I am particularly pleased as to how in keeping with the Streetscape works the new signposts are.

Provost of Inverness Councillor Jimmy Gray added: “The tourism economy is vital to Inverness and the new signs are particularly helpful for first time visitors who are here for only a short period of time. The signposts will help them to find key city attractions and facilities within the short space of time that they have during their stay in the City.”

The new low maintenance pedestrian signage is being installed at 18 city centre locations and is in keeping with the design of other street furniture introduced as part of the Streetscape project.

Attractions signposted include for example, the Visitor Information Centre, Old Town, River Ness, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and the Victorian Market.

The locations of each signpost have been selected to guide visitors from key arrival points such as car parks, bus and rail stations and to lead them around main visitor attractions by various routes including the Old Town and riverside areas. The routes have been planned to encourage movement of visitors through all the differing areas of the city centre 

The new signage shows place names in Gaelic and English - in line with Highland Council policy - and to promote a sense of place.  The signs also include average walking distances in minutes to each destination and pictorial symbols.