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Encyclopedia Britannica



FORT GEORGE

This article appears in Volume V10, Page 679 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: FLA-FRA
FORT GEORGE , a military station of
Inverness
 -shire,
Scotland
 . It lies 12 M. N.E. of
Inverness
 , and is the terminus of the small branch line connecting with the Highland railway at Gollanfield junction. It occupies a sandy promontory forming the extreme end of the southern shore of Inner Moray Firth (also called the Firth of Inverness), which is here only 1 in. wide. There is communication by ferry with Fortrose on the opposite
coast
  of ' the Black Isle. The fort was begun in 1748, partly after the plan of one of Vauban's works, and named in honour of George II. Wolfe, who saw it in course of erection in 1751, was much impressed with it and thought it would, when finished, be " the most considerable fortress and best situated in
Great
  Britain." It covers 16 acres and contains
accommodation
  for nearly 2200 men. It is the depot of the Seaforth Highlanders, and a military training-ground of some size and importance because the surrounding country gives ample facilities for exercise and manceuvres. General Wade's road is maintained in good order. Fort George, it is said, had almost been chosen as the place of detention for
Napoleon
  when the claims of St
Helena
  were put forward. About 2 M. S.E. is the fishing
village
  of Campbelltown, in growing repute as a seaside resort. Midway between the fort and Inverness stands Castle Stuart, a
shooting
 -box of the
earl
  of Moray.


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