The Battle of Culloden in 1746 marked the end of the Jacobite uprising and the attempt by Bonnie Prince Charlie to claim the throne of Britain for the Stuart monarchy. It was also the catalyst for the creation of one of the grandest fortifications in the whole of Europe – the magnificent Fort George near Inverness. This mighty barracks took a full 22 years to build and was originally intended to be a secure base for the army of King George II after Culloden, but by the time the building works were completed the threat from the Jacobites had all but disappeared. Even so, the fort remained an important defensive position for the British army for the following 250 years, and it’s still in use as a British military base today.