Lying on the shores of the deep and sheltered waters of the Cromarty Firth, Invergordon, once know as Inverbeakie before being rebuilt and renamed by Sir William Gordon, developed into a busy port after the construction of its harbour in 1828. Over the years the port has seen many changes, from a busy naval port to the centre of aluminium smelting in the Highlands. Today both have gone but the harbour remains.... < more >