Fort George, Highland, Scotland

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Fort George in the Highlands of Scotland is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness, renowned as one of the best-preserved military fortifications in Europe and still in use as an army base.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery fortress ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
military installation ⓘ
access by road from Inverness via Ardersier ⓘ
architect Robert Adam ⓘ
William Skinner ⓘ
builtAfter Battle of Culloden ⓘ
category fort in Scotland ⓘ
military history of Scotland ⓘ
tourist attractions in Highland (council area) ⓘ
considered one of the best-preserved artillery fortifications in Europe ⓘ
constructedFor British Army ⓘ
constructionEnd 1769 ⓘ
constructionStart 1748 ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
designedFor heavy artillery ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
garrison The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ
hasChapel garrison chapel ⓘ
hasDefence bastions and ravelins ⓘ
dry ditch and glacis ⓘ
hasFunction army barracks ⓘ
tourist attraction and museum ⓘ
hasMagazine gunpowder magazines ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category A listed building ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ
locatedIn Highland ⓘ
locatedNear Inverness ⓘ
locatedOn Moray Firth ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
namedAfter King George II of Great Britain ⓘ
nearestCity Inverness ⓘ
notableFeature barrack blocks for a full infantry regiment ⓘ
central parade ground ⓘ
extensive star-shaped bastioned defenses ⓘ
long seaward ramparts overlooking Moray Firth ⓘ
regimental museum of The Highlanders ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy British Army ⓘ
ownedBy Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Defence
partOf United Kingdom defence estate ⓘ
periodOfUse 18th century to present ⓘ
purpose to secure government control of the Scottish Highlands ⓘ
region Scottish Highlands ⓘ
stillInMilitaryUse yes ⓘ
style Georgian military architecture ⓘ

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Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland → garrison → Fort George, Highland, Scotland ⓘ
Moray, Scotland → containsHistoricSite → Fort George vicinity (across Moray Firth) ⓘ
linked to: Fort George, Highland, Scotland
72nd Regiment of Foot (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) → garrison → Fort George, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Fort George, Highland, Scotland
78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs) → regimentalDepot → Fort George, near Inverness ⓘ
linked to: Fort George, Highland, Scotland