Fort George
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Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery fort
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
bastion fort
ⓘ
star fort ⓘ |
| builtAfter | Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century fortifications in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Forts in Scotland ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1769 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1748 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 57.580°N 4.059°W ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy |
John Adam
ⓘ
Robert Adam ⓘ William Skinner ⓘ |
| garrison | Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
armoury
ⓘ
barracks ⓘ bastions ⓘ chapel ⓘ dry moat ⓘ magazine ⓘ ramparts ⓘ ravelin ⓘ sally port ⓘ |
| hasView | Moray Firth ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
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Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1748 ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Highland council area ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moray Firth ⓘ |
| location |
Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
near Inverness ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| nearby |
Ardersier
ⓘ
Inverness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most outstanding artillery fortifications in Europe
ⓘ
exceptional state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | British Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
|
| purpose |
coastal defence
ⓘ
to secure government control of the Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial events
ⓘ
military training ⓘ |
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