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Remains of Cromwell's Fort, bastion west of Lotland Place, Inverness is a seventeenth-century military fortification constructed during the English Civil War period. The bastion forms part of the defensive works established in Inverness during Oliver Cromwell's campaigns in Scotland, reflecting the strategic importance of the town as a garrison and administrative centre under Commonwealth military control. The surviving remains consist of earthwork defences characteristic of mid-seventeenth-century fortification design. The site represents a significant phase in Inverness's military history, documenting the physical imposition of English military authority on the Scottish Highlands during the Interregnum period.
Remains of Cromwell's Fort, bastion west of Lotland Place, Inverness is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM953. View the official record →
Remains of Cromwell's Fort, bastion west of Lotland Place, Inverness is a seventeenth-century military fortification constructed during the English Civil War period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM953.
Remains of Cromwell's Fort, bastion west of Lotland Place, Inverness is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM953.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lower Slackbuie, unenclosed settlement 90m E of 1 West Heather Road (3.9 km), Holme Mains, motte 210m SE of (4.5 km), Druid Temple Farm, chambered cairn and stone circle 230m WSW of (4.8 km).
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