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FORT GEORGE - SCOTLAND
Fort George, near Ardersier, in the Scottish Highlands, UK, was built following the Battle of Culloden
as a garrison fortress for the Hanoverian army of King George II. Work began in 1748 and was completed
twenty-one years later . It is 640 m (2,100 ft) long and has an average width of 189 m (620 ft)
on a site covering a total of 17.2 ha (42.5 acres). Fort George is still an active army barracks,
as well as being an ancient monument in the state care of Historic Scotland.
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