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Fort George places to visit in the Scottish Highlands
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Fort George, is about 6 miles west of Nairn, this is one of the most outstanding examples of Hanoverian military architecture, begun in 1748 and the last in a chain of three built in the Highlands (along with Fort Augustus and Fort William). Overlooking the Morav Firth, it formed part of the government's scheme to prevent armed Highland threats to Hanoverian law and order. By the time the fort was completed in 1769, the Highlands were more or less peaceful, but it was kept in use as a military barracks. From 1881 until 1961 it was the depot of the Seaforth Highlanders. |
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The plan is arranged as an irregular polygon with six bastions and can accommodate 2500 men. Within the fort are barracks, a chapel, workshops and the regimental museum of the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). The fort, newly restored, is open to the public all the year round. |
