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Fort George Ardersier construction begins 1748

1748
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Highland labour and garrison troops
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
British Army Corps of Engineers under William Skinner
Outcome
Government fortification programme; fortress completed 1769 and remains in military use
The Battle

History & Significance

Construction of the largest Hanoverian fortress in Britain began at Ardersier Point on the Moray Firth following Culloden, designed to permanently dominate the eastern Highlands and serve as a base for pacification operations

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Fort George Ardersier construction begins 1748

Hillhead of Ardersier,ring-ditches 1050m W of Littleton
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Cromal Mount, mound and earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Viewhill,rectilinear enclosure 500m NNE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.4 miles
Moor of Balnagowan,enclosure 250m SW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.4 miles
Ballagan,pit alignment 120m SSE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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