Investigation Summary
Large 18th-century artillery fortification at Ardersier on the Moray Firth, Highland, Scotland. Built following the Battle of Culloden (16 April 1746) to replace the Fort George in Inverness that Jacobites captured and destroyed in February 1746. Construction began 1748 under Colonel William Skinner; Adam brothers (John, Robert, James) acted as contractors; completed 1769 at a cost exceeding £200,000 — more than Scotland's entire GNP in 1750.
1773. Held Irish political prisoners after 1798. Refortified after Crimean War.
Seaforth Highlanders regimental depot 1881–1961. WWII D-Day tank crew training. Ministry of Defence announced closure of military use by 2032.
All paranormal traditions at Fort George are derived exclusively from the Scottish Paranormal website, which names no witnesses and gives no investigation dates. Historic Environment Scotland published an explicit Christmas "tall tale" in 2022 (labelled as fiction). No reliable sourced witness accounts were found in any reviewed source.