Fortrose

Fortrose
Fortrose Cathedral
Fortrose is located in Ross and Cromarty
Fortrose
Fortrose
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Population1,680 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNH7256
• Edinburgh118 mi (190 km)
• London449 mi (723 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFORTROSE
Postcode districtIV10
Dialling code01381
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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57°34′55″N 4°07′55″W / 57.582°N 4.132°W / 57.582; -4.132
Fortrose ("Channery") in an 18th-century Jacobian broadside

Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.[2][3] It is located on the Black Isle, a peninsula on the Moray Firth. It is about six miles (ten kilometres) northeast of Inverness. The burgh is a popular location for trying to spot bottlenose dolphins (see Chanonry Point) in the Moray Firth. The town is known for its ruined 13th century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Fortrose". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2013.