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But it has served the British Army for the almost 250 years since. What to see and do. Walk around the main rampart, more than 1km in length, which encloses an area the size of five football pitches; Explore the fort’s history in the Highlanders Museum, Scotland’s largest regimental museum outside Edinburgh
- Fort George: History | Historic Environment Scotland | History
Fort George is the finest example of 18th-century military...
- New Report on Connections Between Properties in Care and the British ...
The report, which was commissioned by HES and carried out by...
- Fort George: History | Historic Environment Scotland | History
- Countering The Jacobite Threat
- Architecture of Warfare
- An Active Army Base
The Jacobite Rising of 1745–6 proved to be the last attempt by the Stuart dynasty to regain from the Hanoverians the thrones of Scotland and England and Wales. Fort George was one of the ruthless measures introduced by the government to suppress Jacobite ambitions after the nearby Battle of Culloden. It was intended as the main garrison fortress in...
Lieutenant-General William Skinner was the designer and first governor of Fort George. He mapped out the complex layout of: 1. ramparts 2. massive bastions 3. ditches 4. firing steps Defences were heavily concentrated on the landward side of the promontory – the direction from which a Jacobite assault was expected. Long stretches of rampart and sma...
Later in the 1700s, when the Jacobite threat was over, the fort became a recruiting base and training camp for the rapidly expanding British Army. Many a Highland lad passed through its gates on his way to fight for the British Empire across the globe. Between 1881 and 1964, the fort served as the depot of the Seaforth Highlanders. Fort George is c...
Jul 31, 2019 · 250 years at the Fort. 250 years after it was completed, explore the history behind the mighty Fort George. Discover why it was built and meet historic residents and visitors. This year marks 250 years since the completion of Fort George, Britain’s mightiest artillery fortress.
Feb 27, 2024 · The report, which was commissioned by HES and carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Glasgow, explores the extent and character of relationships between the properties in the care of Scottish Ministers (PiCs) and the British Empire.
Events & Participants. Culloden is one of the most iconic battles in the history of the British Isles. It is of immense historical significance because it was both the final battle of the Jacobite Risings and the last pitched battle on the British mainland.
Feb 11, 2020 · Tue 11 February 2020. General Wade’s Roads. Uncover the story of General Wade, the only person identified by name in the UK National Anthem, and the legacy of his Highland road building project. In the early eighteenth century there was considerable unrest and political complexity in the Highlands of Scotland.
Apr 30, 2018 · Mon 30 April 2018. Defending the Clyde. We recently sent out a team of archaeologists and surveyors to record the remains of coastal battery sites along the River Clyde. Ali McCaig explains what they found.
