Town Steeple, 2 Bridge Street, Inverness

The Town Steeple at 2 Bridge Street in Inverness was designed by William Sibbald and built in 1791 by Alexander Laing. This classic square-plan tower is constructed of ashlar and stands three stories tall. The ground floor features round-arched openings facing Bridge Street. The first floor has Venetian windows with a blind center light and apron on both the Bridge Street and Church Street fronts, along with round-arched windows that rise into open pediments on each front. A band course runs along the first floor.

The lower belfry stage is adorned with Doric pilasters at the corners and frames round-headed keyblocked louvred openings, with subsidiary anta pilastrade integrated into the entablature. The clock stage includes clock faces on each front, positioned beneath swags and broken pediments that extend from panelled angle piers topped with swagged urns.

The upper belfry stage is octagonal, featuring Ionic angle pilasters, with the north, south, west, and east fronts displaying single round-headed openings. The northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest fronts contain two-storey blind openings, corniced at the lower storey. The spire's octagonal base includes blind vents, and the spire itself is topped with a ball and weathercock.