Fort George Training Area
Fort George Training Area is a shooting range in Highland Council, Scotland. Fort George Training Area is situated nearby to the village Ardersier, as well as near Rosemarkie.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort George and Cromal Mount.
Fort George
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Fort George is situated 1 mile west of Fort George Training Area.
Cromal Mount
Archaeological site
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cromal Mount is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile south of Fort George Training Area.
Ardersier, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardersier, War Memorial is situated 1¼ miles south of Fort George Training Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardersier and Rosemarkie.
Ardersier
Village
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardersier is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands on the Moray Firth near Fort George, between Inverness and Nairn. Its name may be an anglicisation of the Gaelic "Àird nan Saor", or "Headland of the joiners", one local legend being that…
Rosemarkie
Village
Photo: Ulrich Hartmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosemarkie is a village on the south coast of the Black Isle peninsula in Ross-shire, northern Scotland. Rosemarkie is situated 2½ miles west of Fort George Training Area.
Fortrose
Town
Photo: nathanandrewbaker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh on the Black Isle in the Highland council area of Scotland, about six miles northeast of Inverness. The town is known for its ruined 13th-century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer. Chanonry Point, a nearby headland projecting into the Moray Firth, is a popular location for dolphin spotting. Fortrose is situated 3 miles west of Fort George Training Area.
Fort George Training Area
- Type: Shooting range
- Categories: military installation and sports location
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.58601° or 57° 35′ 10″ northLongitude
-4.04382° or 4° 2′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C9QHXP4+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 34652962OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=range
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inverness Athletic F.C. and Cromal Park.
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