Fort George, Highland

Fort George
Ardersier, Highland, Scotland
Fort George from the air
Fort George Location within Inverness-shire
Coordinates	57°35′02″N 4°04′13″W / 57.58389°N 4.07028°W / 57.58389; -4.07028
Type	Georgian Bastion fort
Height	Up to 12 metres (39 ft)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	1748–1769
Built for	War Office
In use	1757-Present
Materials	Sandstone
Events	Built after the Jacobite rising of 1745
Garrison information
Occupants	The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to control the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison.

The fortification is based on a star design; it remains virtually unaltered and nowadays is open to visitors with exhibits and facsimiles showing the fort's use at different periods, while still serving as an army barracks.