43187: Lodge Fortrose No. 108

Lodge Fortrose, No. 108, was officially formed on 16 August 1769, the date on which its Charter was actually received in Stornoway. It had, however, existed since November 1767

One of their early meeting places was ‘on the second feu south of Church Street or Lane on the east side of Oliver Street’ (later named Dempster Street and, later still, Cromwell Street). The present building is on Kenneth Street, the foundation stone of which was laid on May 28 1819.