Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Fortrose Moray Firth

Tour Scotland travel Blog video of old photographs of Fortrose, Moray Firth, Scotland. Scottish Gaelic: A' Chananaich, Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Highlands. It is located on the Moray Firth, about 6 miles north east of Inverness. The town is known for its ruined 13th century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer. In the Middle Ages it was the seat of the bishopric of Ross, and formerly called Chanonry, for being the Chanory of Ross. The cathedral was largely demolished in the middle of the seventeenth century by Oliver Cromwell to provide building materials for a citadel at Inverness. Fortrose shares a golf course with Rosemarkie. Set on the Chanonry Ness the course stretches out into the Moray Firth and offers good views of Fort George. The course is well known for its signature 4th Hole " Lighthouse ". The lighthouse in question is the Chanonry Point lighthouse which was designed by Alan Stevenson and was first lit 15 May 1846. The first golf clubhouse was later built and opened in 1895. By 1924 the course had been extended to 18 holes and in 1934 a new clubhouse could be afforded. In 1932, James Braid who was born in Earlsferry, Fife, and was five time Open Champion, was invited to advise on a new course layout. Fortrose railway station closed around 1960.

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