NH7656 : Fort George
near to Fort George, Highland, Great Britain

Fort George
Built in 1746 following the battle of Culloden Fort George is one of the most outstanding military fortifications in Europe.
The huge fort covers 42 acres, and was designed to provide all the facilities of a small town.
It comprised a comprehensive range of buildings to accommodate the Governor and other officers, the artillery detachment and a large infantry garrison.
There was a bake house, brew house and chapel, a provisions store, powder magazine and ordnance store.
Today Fort George continues in use and is still operational as an army barracks.
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The huge fort covers 42 acres, and was designed to provide all the facilities of a small town.
It comprised a comprehensive range of buildings to accommodate the Governor and other officers, the artillery detachment and a large infantry garrison.
There was a bake house, brew house and chapel, a provisions store, powder magazine and ordnance store.
Today Fort George continues in use and is still operational as an army barracks.
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- Grid Square
- NH7656, 39 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Paul Anderson (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Monday, 21 April, 2008 (find more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 28 April, 2008
- Category
- Fort (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NH 764 567 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:35.0350N 4:4.1145W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
NH 764 567 - View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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