Fortrose

Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh on the in the council area of Scotland, about six miles northeast of . The town is known for its ruined 13th-century , and as the home of the Brahan Seer. , a nearby headland projecting into the , is a popular location for dolphin spotting.
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  • Town with about 1,590 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 feet (30 metres)
  • …is also known as “A‘ Chananaich”
  • Description: town in Highland, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fortrose Cathedral and King George’s Fields.
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was the episcopal seat of the…
A King George's Field is a public open space in the…
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is a museum of Celtic and Pictish Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortrose and Rosemarkie and Rosemarkie.
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are two small towns a mile…
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is a village on the south coast of the…
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is a harbour-village located on the south-east coast of the , on the . is situated 2 miles southwest of Fortrose.

Fortrose

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Latitude
57.58178° or 57° 34′ 54″ north
Longitude
-4.1305° or 4° 7′ 50″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB FTR
Open location code
9C9QHVJ9+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26634876
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2649171
Wiki­data ID
Q1010212

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Fortrose” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Fortrose”
  • Basque: “Fortrose”
  • Bulgarian: “Фортросе”
  • Cebuano: “Fortrose”
  • Chinese: “福特罗斯”
  • Dutch: “Fortrose”
  • French: “Fortrose”
  • Irish: “A‘ Chananaich”
  • Italian: “Fortrose”
  • Japanese: “フォートローズ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fortrose”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fortrose”
  • Norwegian: “Fortrose”
  • Persian: “فورتروز”
  • Polish: “Fortrose”
  • Scots: “Chainry”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Chananaich”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fortrose”
  • Spanish: “Fortrose”
  • Swedish: “Fortrose”
  • Welsh: “Fortrose”
  • “Fortrose - A‘ Chananaich”

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