Fortrose
Fortrose
Welcome to our page of information, attractions and places of interest around Fortrose. The Fortrose hotels listed below are either in the town or we have given a rough guide as to how far they are from Fortrose. From Fortrose you can explore the beautiful lochs & mountains of the highlands of Scotland. We hope you enjoy your stay and find your ideal accommodation from our list of hotels in Fortrose and the surrounding area. Fortrose lies between Avoch and Rosemarkie on the A832 on the southern coast of the Black Isle. Many of the buildings are of an ornate Victorian style. Every year, a mediaeval fair, St. Boniface's Fair where all participants wear mediaeval costume, is held in this square with the Cathedral as a centrpiece. The surviving fragments of the cathedral consist of the 13th century vaulted undercroft of the chapter house and the south aisle of the nave, a vaulted structure of 14th century date, both finely worked, with two canopied monuments, and other interesting memorials. Also see Fortrose.

Visitor attractions and information - Fortrose

	Fortrose Cathedral.Tel: 01667 460232. Only the south aisle of the nave and chapter house survive at this beautiful red sandstone cathedral, but the plan of the buildings are laid out in the grass. The cathedral was built in the first half of the 13th century, though it was extended and altered in the 14th and 15th centuries. Location: In the centre of Fortrose.
	Groam House Museum and Pictish Centre, High Street, Rosemarkie, Ross-shire, Scotland IV10 8UF. Tel: 01381 620961. The museum is an outstanding Pictish Centre for Ross and Cromarty. The unique display is focussed on 15 carved Pictish stones. All the stones originated in Rosemarkie, some dating back to the 8th century AD, when it was an important centre of early Christianity. About 1 mile northeast of Fortrose.
	Cromarty Courthouse Museum, Church Street, CROMARTY IV11 8XATel: 01381 600418. The unspoilt, 18th century port of Cromarty sits at the tip of the Black Isle peninsula. Our museum, in the town's eighteenth- century Courthouse, uses extensive research and modern technology to help you share our enthusiasm for Cromarty - past and present. Check website for opening times. www.cromarty-courthouse.org.uk. About 7 miles northeast of Fortrose.
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Royal Hotel Cromarty Marine Terrace Cromarty Ross-Shire IV11 8YN (approx 6 miles from Fortrose)	Hotel near Fortrose. 6 miles northeast of Fortrose, overlooking the peaceful Cromarty harbour."Where ye haste to the Welcomes & Prolong the Goodbyes ...." A Scottish Country Hotel with open fires and excellent Scottish cuisine. Cromarty, museums,churchs and dolphins......

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