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Fortrose

town in Highland, Scotland, UK
Place Town Q1010212

Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
town, small burgh
Inception
1444[5]
Native label
A' Chananaich, Fortrose[12][13]
Official name
A' Chananaich, Fortrose[9][10]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 57.581°, -4.132°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Highland, Rosemarkie, Ross and Cromarty, Ross and Cromarty[1]

Population and size

Population
+1590[7]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1,590 GeoNames 1,400 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Local dialing code
01381[4]
Postal code
IV10[3]
More facts +4
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8]
Historic county
Ross-shire[14]
List of monuments
list of listed buildings in Fortrose, Highland[11]
OS grid reference
NH7256[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en A' Chananaich en Fortrose fa فورتروز ja フォートローズ zh 福特罗斯
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
123599759
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr90010864
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fortrose Cathedral Ross & Cromarty - Black Isle - Scotland.jpg ↗
BBC News topic ID
c0n16227ly2t
BBC Things ID
3651dc51-f987-4eaa-bed7-779b6a315727
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/024l1h
GB1900 ID
57ec3df42c66dcd80900521d
GNS Unique Feature ID
-2596445
GSS code (2011)
S20000245, S19000274
Gazetteer for Scotland place ID
towns/townfirst2110
GeoNames ID
2649171
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J9U entity ID
987007538163405171
OpenWeatherMap city ID
2649171
TOID
4000000074556018
Topic's main category
Category:Fortrose
UN/LOCODE
GBFTR
Vision of Britain place ID
17377
Vision of Britain unit ID
10359600
WOEID
20476
Who's on First ID
1126038989
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy4gqrKR8dVJH3JmYqG73
Yale LUX ID
place/6862a2e3-89fd-4abc-887d-94ddea7591a9

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🔗 Connections
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Highland, Ross and Cromarty
Contained subdivisions 1
Chanonry Point Lighthouse
Country 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Historic county 1
Ross-shire
Instance of 1
town
Located in this place 1
Fortrose Cathedral
Located in time zone 1
UTC+00:00
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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . ainmean-aite.scot. ainmean-aite.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . ainmean-aite.scot. ainmean-aite.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . ainmean-aite.scot. ainmean-aite.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . ainmean-aite.scot. ainmean-aite.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Highland, Rosemarkie, Ross and Cromarty
    List of monuments → list of listed buildings in Fortrose, Highland
    Coordinate location → 57.581°, -4.132°
    Population → 1,590
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #48912: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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