🛡️ Fort George, Highland

United Kingdom · Europe · 57.58°N, 4.07°W

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.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	57.58°N, 4.07°W · view on map

Fort George, Highland is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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