Fort Augustus, vil., on the Caledonian Canal, and
at the head of Loch Ness, Inverness-shire, 314 miles
NW. of Fort AVilliam and 324 miles SE. of Inverness,
pop. 530; P.O., T.o. The fort, built after the rebellion
of 1715, was occupied by a garrison until 1857 ; in 1876-
1880 it was transformed, by extensive alterations, into
St Benedict’s Monastery (raised to the dignity of an
abbey, 1882), with college, hospitium, scriptorium, and
church. The college is designed to provide a liberal edu-
cation for the sons of the Catholic nobility and gentry.

Fort Charles, on E. side of Kinsale Harbour, S. co.
Cork; has a fixed light (Kinsale) 98 ft. above high water
and seen 14 miles.

Fort Charlotte (built in time of Cromwell; rebuilt
in time of George III.), at N. end of town of Lerwick,
Shetland; is now used by the coastguard, and is the N.
headquarters of the Royal Naval Reserve.

Fort Doyle and Fort Le Marchant, 2 adjacent forts,
at NE. extremity of Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Fort Essex, Alderney. See Essex Castle.

Fort Eyre, seat, co. Galway; post-town, Galway.

Fort Fergus, seat, on W. side of river Fergus, S. co.
Clare, 14 mile NE. of Ballynacally.

Fort George, strong fortress 011E. coast of Guernsey,
Channel Islands, in S. vicinity of St Peter Port.

Fort George, fortress and ry. sta., Ardersier par.,
NE. Inverness-shire; P.O., T.O.; the fortress, situated
on a low point of land at the contraction between the
Inner and the Outer Moray Firth, opposite Fortrose (to
which there is a ferry), was built after the rebellion of
1745; it is constructed on the plan of the great fort-
resses of the Continent, and has accommodation for
about 2000 men ; 3 miles SE. is Fort George Station,
5§ m. SW. of Nairn and 94NE. of Inverness; P.O., T.O.

Fort Grey, fort, on Rocquaine Bay, SAY. coast of
Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Fort Grosnez, fort, Alderney, Channel Islands.

Fort Hill, 4 mile NW. of Broughty Castle, Forfar-
shire ; is the site of a fort erected in 1548 as a flanking
post of the castle.

Fort Matilda, one of the defences of the Clyde,
between Greenock and Gourock, Renfrewshire.

Fort Regent, strong fortress, on E. side of St Helier
Harbour, Jersey, Channel Islands.

Fort Ridley, ruin, near Kingswear, E. Devon.

Fort St Aubyn, 2 miles W. of St Helier, Jersey,
Channel Islands.

Fort Staddon and Fort Stamford, extensive forti-
fications, 3 miles SE. of Plymouth, S. Devon.

Fort Stewart, 3 m. SE. of Rathmelton, Donegal; P.O.

Fort Tonraille, the principal of the 15 forts of
Alderney, Channel Islands ; contains the arsenal.

Fort William, small town (police burgh), on E. side
of Loch Linnhe, and at foot of Ben Nevis, in co. and 654
m. SW. of Inverness—town, pop. 1594; policeburgh, pop.
1565; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Fort William was originally
called Gordonsburgh, and then Maryburgh. It is a
centre for tourists, and a starting-point for the ascent
of Ben Nevis. The fort, erected by General Monk, and
rebuilt by General Mackay (1689), is now occupied as
private dwelling-houses.

Fort William, seat, 2 m. W. of Lismore, Waterford.

Fort-del-Oro, ruined fortress, near Sibyl Head, W.
co. Kerry; built by the Spaniards in 1580.

Forter Castle, ruined stronghold of the Ogilvies,
Glenisla par., NAY. Forfarshire, 4m. NW. of Kirkton of
Glenisla ; was plundered and destroyed by Argyll, 1640.

Forteviot, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 7
miles SW. of Perth, 7785 ac., pop. 618; P.O. The vil.
adjoins the site of an ancient town of the same name,
a capital first of the Piets and then (843) of the Scots.

Forth, quoad sacra par. and mining vil., Carnwath
par., Lanarkshire—par., pop. 2072; vil., 14 mile SW.
of AYilsontown sta., pop. 757; P.O., 1 Bank.

Forth.—bar., E. co. Carlow, 39,506 ac., pop. 5522.—

2. Forth, coast bar. ,co. Wexford, 38,849 ac., pop. 20,837.

Forth, River, Scotland ; is formed by 2 lieadstreams
rising to the N. of Ben Lomond—the Duchray Water
(flowing along the border of Stirling and Perth) and
the Avondhu (flowing through Loch Chon and Loch
Ard), which meet 1 mile W. of Aberfoyle, SAV. Perth-
shire ; flows E. to Stirling, and from Stirling (through
the Links of Forth) to Alloa, whence it gradually ex-

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