Fortrose is a community and also former royal burgh in Highland, Scotland, UK. It gets on the Moray Firth, concerning 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Inverness. The community is known for its spoiled 13th century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer. In the Middle Ages it was the seat of the bishopric of Ross, and formerly called Chanonry, for being the Chanory of Ross. The cathedral was mostly demolished in the mid-seventeenth century by Oliver Cromwell to supply structure materials for a citadel at Inverness. The vaulted south aisle, with bell-tower, and a removed chapter house (made use of as the tollbooth of Fortrose after the Reformation) continue to be. These fragments, though modest in range, display considerable building improvement, and also remain in the treatment of Historic Scotland (no entrance fee). The burgh is a popular location for trying to find bottlenose dolphins (see Chanonry Point) in the Moray Firth. Fortrose shares a golf course with Rosemarkie. Set on the Chanonry Ness the program extends into the Moray Firth as well as supplies excellent sights of Ft George. The training course is well known for its trademark 4th Hole "Lighthouse". The lighthouse concerned is the Chanonry Point lighthouse which was designed by Alan Stevenson and was first lit 15 May 1846. Public structures in Fortrose include a recreation centre, collection and also the only high school on the Black Isle, Fortrose Academy. The proper enunciation of the community's name based on neighborhood use is with the stress on the first syllable.