NH7656 : Bastion & moat, Fort George, Inverness

near to Fort George, Highland, Great Britain

Bastion & moat, Fort George, Inverness
Bastion & moat, Fort George, Inverness
The fort was "cutting edge" example of the "star shape" anti artillery defences but never saw action either against the original potential enemies (another Highland uprising), nor the French Navy of Napoleon for which it was altered.
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NH7656, 24 images   (find more images nearby)
Photographer
Charles Skeavington   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph (First for NH7656)
Date Taken
August 2003
Submitted
Monday, 18 July, 2005
Category
Fortifications   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NH 76 56 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 57:34.8962N 4:4.0264W
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