Fort George

Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near , to the north-east of in the council area of . It was built to control the 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.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 feet (10 metres)
  • Description: 18th-century fortress built in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745
  • Also known as
    “An Gearastan”
    “Dùn Deòrsa”
    “Fort George, Highland”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chanonry Point and Chanonry Lighthouse.
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lies at the end of Chanonry Ness… is situated 1 mile southwest of Fort George.
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Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness… is situated 1 mile southwest of Fort George.
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is a museum of Celtic and Pictish Art. is situated 1½ miles west of Fort George.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosemarkie and Ardersier.
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is a village on the south coast of the… is situated 1½ miles west of Fort George.
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is a small former fishing village in the… is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fort George.
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is a town and former royal burgh on the… is situated 2 miles west of Fort George.

Fort George

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Latitude
57.58386° or 57° 35′ 2″ north
Longitude
-4.07095° or 4° 4′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C9QHWMH+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34652563
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­barracks
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2649180
Wiki­data ID
Q1426707

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Fort George” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “喬治堡”
  • Czech: “Fort George”
  • Danish: “Fort George (Highland)”
  • Danish: “Fort George”
  • Dutch: “Fort George”
  • Estonian: “Fort George (Šotimaa)”
  • Estonian: “Fort George”
  • French: “An Gearastan”
  • French: “Dùn Deòrsa”
  • French: “Fort George”
  • German: “Fort George (Highland)”
  • German: “Fort George (Schottland)”
  • German: “Fort George”
  • Irish: “Dùn Deòrsa”
  • Italian: “Fort George”
  • Japanese: “フォート・ジョージ”
  • Portuguese: “Forte George”
  • Russian: “Форт Джордж (Шотландия)”
  • Russian: “Форт Джордж”
  • Scots: “Fort George, Hieland”
  • Scots: “Fort George”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn Deòrsa”
  • Slovenian: “Fort George”
  • Spanish: “Fort George”

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