What work did Robert Adam and his brother John do at Fort George near Inverness?

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Robert Adam Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Following the death of their father, William Adam, in 1748, his eldest son John inherited his position as master mason to the Board of Ordnance in North Britain. John subsequently took his brother Robert into partnership, and together they utilized the lucrative contracts associated with this appointment to build Fort George near Inverness.1