We stopped Sunday morning for a wee bit at Fort George. It is huge! As I was walking around I rolled my ankle when I stepped in a rain gutter and hurt it very bad. At least it happened on the last day of the trip.
It is the northern most fort in the UK and has never been attacked. It is now used as a barracks and training ground.
Here's the link: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/nairn/fortgeorge/
That's me!
Everything is covered in grass because it helps to preserve it and it acts like a camouflage. See the thing jutting out on the left side...remember that for latter.
The path to the entrance.
The front gate.
Going past the front gate.
Coming up to the front bridge to enter the fort.
The front bridge.
The moat. The wall is about 25' tall.
Warning about the 25' drop!
My room mate Jenny standing under the bell.
In the chapel.
The chapel.
They have stone grid works that they lay down to give traction on the hilly areas.
Jenny up on the battlements.
The fellow on the left is Gerry Mooney one of my Scottish tutors (tutor=professor) and the girl in white is my room mate Jessica and the other girl is Sarah. They are looking over the side down into the Moray Firth at dolphins. We saw a couple of them not too far out. Very cool!
Can you see any dolphins?
This is the lighthouse that we were at the day before.
The front of the chapel.
Looking in at the mess hall.
The parade grounds.
Corridor through the compound. If you look on the ground to either side you will see the rain gutters that run along the path. That is what I stepped into and rolled my ankle. They are only like6-8'' deep but that was enough to do it.
The cannons are on wheels so they can adjust them.
This is the part that was jutting out from the second picture.
Brandon is hiding away in the cubbyhole.
The stables.
This is the group of soldiers that are stationed here.
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