What is Fort George, Highland?
'''Fort George''' is a large [[18th century|18th-century]] [[fortress]] north-east of [[Inverness]] in [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom]]. It replaced a fort in Inverness which was blown up in 1746 by the [[Jacobitism|Jacobites]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Buildings of Inverness|url=http://www.scalan.co.uk/oldinverness/index.htm|access-date=2023-08-07|website=www.scalan.co.uk}}</ref> It was finished in 1769. It is built in a star shape and has its own harbour on the [[Moray Firth]]. It has never been attacked. It is open to visitors with an exhibition showing the fort's use at different periods. It is still used as an army [[barracks]]. {{wide image|20211011 Fort George.jpg|1450|Barracks buildings, Fort George}} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:History of Scotland]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Highland]] [[Category:Forts in Europe]] [[Category:Inverness]] [[Category:18th-century buildings and structures]] {{UK-stub}}