Plan of Fort George at Inverness, shewing it's present condition, 1750 /
Tarrant, Charles,1730-1818.
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
cartographic

1750.
This plan shows the destruction caused to Fort George, Inverness, by the Jacobite army in 1746, when they mined the fort, on their return north, shortly before Culloden. It was surveyed and drawn by Charles Tarrant, and signed by William Skinner, the Chief Engineer for the Board of Ordnance. It shows the fall of the stones of the walls and buildings and the spread of the demolition in detail. The "Explanation" includes such descriptions as "The Govrs. House intirely in Ruins", "Barracks for Soldiers, the Walls ruin'd, the Roofs and Floors Burnt", "Ruins of the Chappel", and "Walls of the Rampart which is Crack'd & Settl'd in several Parts". A sheet of accompanying sections is at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/37a (with a copy at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/37b).  A copy of this plan, done by G.D. Burr in 1808, is at shelfmark MS.1646.Z.02/36b.
As a result of the destruction, the decision was taken not to attempt to repair this site, but to build a completely new Fort George. The initial proposals by Lewis Marcell (see plan at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/83a, and associated sections) and William Skinner were for the site of the old Cromwellian fort, known as Oliver's Fort (see Louis Petit's map at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.02/78a), but eventually Skinner's second proposals for the site at Ardersier Point (see plans and sections from shelfmarks MS.1646.Z.02/39 to MS.1646.Z.02/60) were accepted.
In bottom right hand corner: hand printed in box, title and "Explanation", a list of code letters and the details of the plan to which they refer, with the signature "Surveyd Drawn Chas. Tarrant".
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in ink.
At bottom of plan: in box, scale statement "Scale 20 Feet to an Inch", with 266.7 mm. scale bar graded [10]-5-[0]-10-200 Feet.
Above scale statement: "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
To left of scale statement: signature "W. Skinner".
Has watermarks.
Tabraham Chris. Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995,
War Office, London. Board of Ordnance Drawings,
Shows Fort George, Inverness.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Maps, Military