Fort George (Scotland)
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Name (Latin)
Fort George (Scotland)
Coordinates
-4.0700662 -4.0700662 57.583658 57.583658 (gooearth )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Douglas, D. The only safe place, 2000:p. 3 (Fort George)
- Bartholomew Gazetteer, 1986:p. 95 (Highland region; military depot (ancient monument) in Inverness district at entrance to Inner Moray Firth or Inverness Firth opposite Chanonry Pt. Built after rising of 1745)
- GEOnet, Apr. 16, 2002(pop. place; 573̊4'00"N; 0040̊2'00"W)
Wikipedia description:
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to control the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison. The fortification is based on a star design; it remains virtually unaltered and nowadays is open to visitors with exhibits and facsimiles showing the fort's use at different periods, while still serving as an army barracks.
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