Fort George is the mightiest artillery fortification in Britain.
Following the 1746 defeat at Culloden of Bonnie Prince Charlie, George II created the ultimate defence against further Jacobite unrest. The result, Fort George, is the mightiest artillery fortification in Britain, if not Europe.
Its garrison buildings, artillery defences bristling with cannon, and superb collection of arms - including bayoneted muskets, pikes, swords and ammunition pouches - provide a fascinating insight into 18th century military life.
The imposing fort was designed by Lieutenant-General William Skinner and built by the Adam family of architects. Fort George took 22 years to complete, by which time the Jacobite threat had subsided. But it has served the British Army for the almost 250 years since.
What to see and do
•Walk around the main rampart, more than 1km in length, which encloses an area the size of five football pitches
•Explore the fort’s history in the Highlanders Museum, Scotland’s largest regimental museum outside Edinburgh
•Enter the grand magazine, designed to hold 2,672 gunpowder barrels and now home to a superb collection of weapons
•Visit the historic barrack rooms to see a graphic recreation of soldiers’ living conditions in centuries gone by
•Enjoy the peace of the garrison chapel, probably designed by Robert Adam
•Don’t miss the dog cemetery – one of only two in Scotland – the resting place of regimental mascots and officers’ dogs
•Look out from the ramparts for dolphins hunting and playing off the point
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