Fort George

18th-century fortress built in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. 
An Gearastan, Dùn Deòrsa

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1748 barracks, fort, Fort George bridge, military museum, The Highlanders Museum, United Kingdom, 
See also Fort George (1812), Fort George (1796), Fort George (1769), Fort George (1779), Fort George (1778)

• Burgenwelt entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Secret Scotland article^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
  

Location: 57.583, -4.070, KML, Maps

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Barracks at Fort George

Bastion & moat, Fort George, Inverness

Battlement, Fort George, Inverness

Cannon at Fort George.

Clock over the Archway at Fort George

Entrance to Fort George

Entrance to Fort George

Fort George

Fort George Moat. - panoramio

Fort George Visitors entrance. - panoramio

Fort George entrance & Battlements. - panoramio

Fort George, Ardersier (200496) (9464350908)

Fort George; Bridge and Entrance

Fort george turret

Inside Fort George

Mortar at Fort George.

Nautical chart of Fortrose and Approaches

OS 1:25000 map of Fortrose

Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 28 Nairn and Cromarty, Published 1947

Pohled na kostel ve Fort George

Sentry tower on Fort George

The Moray Firth from the Battlements of Fort George

The sea wall at Fort George

The western tip of Fort George

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_MacPherson

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Burgenwelt entry@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Secret Scotland article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
castle		Balconie Castle	castle, destroyed building or structure, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Brahan Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Brodie Castle	castle, National Trust for Scotland, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Cawdor Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dunrobin Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Ormond Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Clan Maclennan Museum	museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Cromarty Courthouse Museum	museum, independent museum		Wikidata
museum		Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre	National Trust for Scotland, visitor center, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Dingwall Museum	museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Dunrobin Castle Museum	museum, country house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Groam House Museum	museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Highland Aviation Museum	museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Highland Railway Museum, Railway Station, Cawdor Road, Nairn	museum, waiting room		Wikidata
museum		Historylinks Museum	museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Hugh Miller Museum & Birthplace Cottage	museum, National Trust for Scotland, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Inverness Museum and Art Gallery	museum, art museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Nairn Museum	museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Tain and District Museum	museum, organization, independent museum		Wikidata
museum		Tarbat Discovery Centre	independent museum		Wikidata
museum		The Highlanders Museum	independent museum, Historic Environment Scotland, regimental museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		The Highland Drover Centre	museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2002	Barracks at Fort George			Wikimedia
image	2003	Bastion & moat, Fort George, Inverness			Wikimedia
image	2003	Battlement, Fort George, Inverness			Wikimedia
image	1992	Cannon at Fort George.			Wikimedia
image	2002	Clock over the Archway at Fort George			Wikimedia
image	1986	Entrance to Fort George			Wikimedia
image	2002	Entrance to Fort George			Wikimedia
image	1986	Fort George			Wikimedia
image	2003	Fort George Moat. - panoramio			Wikimedia
image	2003	Fort George Visitors entrance. - panoramio			Wikimedia
image	2003	Fort George entrance & Battlements. - panoramio			Wikimedia
image	1987	Fort George, Ardersier (200496) (9464350908)			Wikimedia
image	1976	Fort George; Bridge and Entrance			Wikimedia
image		Fort george turret			Wikimedia
image	2001	Inside Fort George			Wikimedia
image	1992	Mortar at Fort George.			Wikimedia
image		Nautical chart of Fortrose and Approaches			Wikimedia
image	1961	OS 1:25000 map of Fortrose			Wikimedia
image		Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 28 Nairn and Cromarty, Published 1947			Wikimedia
image		Pohled na kostel ve Fort George			Wikimedia
image	1977	Sentry tower on Fort George			Wikimedia
image	2002	The Moray Firth from the Battlements of Fort George			Wikimedia
image	1988	The sea wall at Fort George			Wikimedia
image	1999	The western tip of Fort George			Wikimedia
image	1886	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_MacPherson			Wikimedia

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