Fortrose

Also known as A' Chananaich

thumb|right|18th-century view of Fortrose ("Channery") Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh on the Black Isle in the Highland council area of Scotland, about northeast of Inverness. The town is known for its ruined 13th-century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer. Chanonry Point, a nearby headland projecting into the Moray Firth, is a popular location for dolphin spotting.

Key facts

UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.static_image_name: Fortrose (2499056028).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Fortrose Cathedral
UK place.official_name: Fortrose
UK place.gaelic_name: A' Chananaich
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.os_grid_reference: NH7256
UK place.map_type: Ross and Cromarty
UK place.unitary_scotland: Highland
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Ross and Cromarty
UK place.constituency_westminster: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
UK place.post_town: FORTROSE
UK place.postcode_district: IV10
UK place.postcode_area: IV
UK place.dial_code: 01381
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi: 118
UK place.london_distance_mi: 449

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Fortrose
Population: 1590
Image: Fortrose Cathedral Ross & Cromarty - Black Isle - Scotland.jpg
Dialing code: 01381

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Commons category: Fortrose
OS grid reference: NH7256
postal code: IV10
inception: 1444-00-00
native label: Fortrose

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Names
History
Fortrose Academy
Fortrose Library
Black Isle Leisure Centre
Transport
People from Fortrose
References
Further reading
External links

== Names == Fortrose was historically known as the Chanonry of Ross, as it was where the canons of Fortrose Cathedral made their homes. It is still known in Gaelic as , meaning "place of canons".