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Extract from the Fort Augustus Travel Guides:
FORT AUGUSTUS
, a tiny village at the scenic southwestern tip of Loch Ness, was named after George II's son, the chubby lad who later became the "Butcher" Duke of Cumberland, of Culloden fame; it was built as a barracks after the 1715 Jacobite rebellion. Today, it's dominated by comings and goings along the Caledonian Canal, which leaves Loch Ness here, and by its large former
Benedictine Abbey
, a campus of grey Victorian buildings founded on the site of the original fort in 1876.
The small
Caledonian Canal Heritage Centre
(July-Sept daily 10am-5pm; Easter-June & Oct Mon-...
read the whole Fort Augustus Travel Guides...
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