{"id":299532,"date":"2025-07-28T21:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T21:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/299532\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T21:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T21:56:19","slug":"english-man-reported-missing-from-highlands-tourist-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/299532\/","title":{"rendered":"English man reported missing from Highlands tourist site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Windle was last seen near Fort George in Ardersier near Inverness.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_misspolJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Windle\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Ronald Windle(Image: Police Scotland)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police are searching for a missing Englishman who <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">disappeared<\/a> near a Highland army barracks and museum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ronald Windle, 54, has been reported <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">missing<\/a> from the Ardersier area near Inverness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He was last <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">seen<\/a> at around 2am on Saturday July 27 near Fort George &#8211; a popular tourist attraction and active army barracks, specifically used by the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Concern is growing among Ronald&#8217;s family and friends as his current <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">whereabouts<\/a> are unknown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">At the time of his <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">disappearance<\/a>, he is believed to have been wearing a black T-shirt featuring a Corvette logo and black jeans. He is described as a White English male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, with thinning grey\/white hair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_008-000-085-226-R-Fort-George.jpg\" alt=\"Fort George is considered Britain's mightiest military fortification\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fort George is considered Britain&#8217;s mightiest military fortification(Image: Historic Scotland)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police note that Ronald may have been walking in the direction of Inverness and have appealed for motorists on the road at that time to share their dashcam <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">footage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Acting Police Sergeant Stuart Mackenzie of Burnett Police Station in Inverness stated: \u201cRonald has now been <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">missing<\/a> for a number of hours, and we are increasingly concerned for his welfare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We are <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">appealing<\/a> particularly to motorists who were in the Fort George or A96 areas, and who may have dashcam footage, to get in touch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">saw<\/a> a man matching Ronald\u2019s description walking in the direction of Inverness, please contact us. We currently have a number of police resources deployed in the area, and public assistance could be vital in helping us locate Ronald.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">information<\/a> is urged to contact police on 101, quoting incident number PS20250727- 1809<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort George<\/a>, where Ronald was last seen, has been described by Historic Environment Scotland as &#8220;the finest example of 18th-century military engineering anywhere in the British Isles&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort George<\/a> was one of the measures introduced by the government to suppress Jacobite Rising of 1745 to 1746 following the Battle of Culloden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Once the Jacobite threat was finished, the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">fort<\/a> became a recruiting base and training camp for the British Army<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Between 1881 and 1964, the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">fort<\/a> served as the depot of the Seaforth Highlanders and is currently the home of the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1747398730_254_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. 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