Fort George, Ardersier

Name: Fort George
Address: 11 miles off the A96, Ardersier, IV2 7TD, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1667 460232

#1 among attractions in Ardersier

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Fort George stands as a monumental relic of Scotland's military history, located near the village of Ardersier, northeast of Inverness. This fortress, constructed in the wake of the 1746 Battle of Culloden, was intended to secure the British government's hold over the Scottish Highlands and prevent further Jacobite uprisings.

The fort's design is a testament to 18th-century military engineering. Its formidable defenses include bastioned ramparts, a ditch over half a mile long, and a seaward frontage that spans nearly a kilometer. Visitors to Fort George can explore the garrison buildings, grand magazine, chapel, and barrack rooms, which are remarkably well-preserved, providing a vivid glimpse into the life of a British soldier in the 1700s.

One of the site's most impressive features is the Highlanders' Museum, which houses a rich collection of medals, uniforms, weapons, and other memorabilia from Highland regiments. Fort George is not only a journey through military history but also offers breathtaking views over the Moray Firth, where, if you're lucky, you might spot dolphins frolicking in the water.

Alternative names: Built: 1748 (276 years ago)Coordinates: 57°35'1"N, 4°4'14"W

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11 miles off the A96Ardersier IV2 7TD United Kingdom

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+44 1667 460232

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Day trips

Fort George – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cawdor Castle, Fortrose Cathedral, Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie Beach.

6.7 miSE
Macbeth-linked 14th-century castle
Cawdor Castle, Nairn
172 min walk • Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries.
2.2 miW
Church
Fortrose Cathedral, Fortrose and Rosemarkie
57 min walk • Fortrose Cathedral was the episcopal seat of the medieval Scottish diocese of Ross in the Highland region of Scotland. It is probable that the original site of the diocese was at Rosemarkie, but by the 13th century the canons had relocated a short distance to the south-west, to the site known as Fortrose or Chanonry.
1.7 miW
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Groam House Museum, Fortrose and Rosemarkie
44 min walk • Groam House Museum is a museum of Celtic and Pictish Art. Located in the village of Rosemarkie in the Black Isle, Scotland, its collection contains both the Rosemarkie Stone, one of the major surviving examples of Pictish art in stone, and the Rosemarkie sculpture fragments...
1.6 miNW
Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
Rosemarkie Beach, Fortrose and Rosemarkie
41 min walk • The Rosemarkie Stone or Rosemarkie Cross, a Class II Pictish stone, is one of the major surviving examples of Pictish art in stone.
5.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Kilravock Castle
142 min walk • Kilravock Castle is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460 and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time.
6 miSE
Archaeological site
Cawdor
153 min walk • Cawdor, located near the small village of Easter Galcantray, is suspected of being one of the northernmost Roman forts in Great Britain, though this evidence is controversial.
4.1 miS
Golf, Outdoor activities, Forts and castles
Castle Stuart, Culloden
104 min walk • Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about 6.5 miles northeast of Inverness. The land the castle was built on was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561.
5.3 miS
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Dalcross Castle
136 min walk • Dalcross Castle is a restored 17th century tower house, about 1+1⁄2 miles southwest of Croy, Highland, Scotland, and about 7 miles northeast of Inverness. The castle stands on a ridge.
1.7 miW
Stela
Rosemarkie sculpture fragments
43 min walk • The Rosemarkie sculpture fragments are the Pictish slabs and stone fragments other than the main Rosemarkie Stone which have been discovered in Rosemarkie, on the Black Isle of Easter Ross. There are fourteen in all. Perhaps the most widely known is the so-called Daniel Stone.
2.2 miW
Forts and castles
Chanonry of Ross, Fortrose and Rosemarkie
57 min walk • Castle Chanonry of Ross, also known as Seaforth Castle, was located in the town of Fortrose, to the north-east of Inverness, on the peninsula known as the Black Isle, Highland, Scotland. Nothing now remains of the castle.
~210 ftE
57°35'1"N • 4°4'10"W
The Highlanders' Museum, Ardersier
2 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum