FORT WILLIAM

Enjoy a day experiencing spectacular scenery

78 miles south west of Water's Edge

On the shore of Loch Linnhe, at the southern end of the Great Glen and the Caledonian Canal. Fort William is the trading and transport centre of Lochaber district which spreads up the foothills of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain.
It was a government fortress in 1655 and was rebuilt much more strongly during the reign of William III and so gave the town its name. The fort was swept away in 1864 to make room for the railway whose arrival sparked off the building of the modern town. Fort William is one of the principal stations on the West Highland Line from Glasgow. Trains travel beyond Fort William through the rugged scenery of Glenfinnan, over a famous viaduct, Lochailort, Arisaig and Morar to the herring port at Mallaig and a car ferry to the Isle of Skye.
Fort William's West Highland museum is interesting with many relics of Jacobite times, notably the "secret" portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). A wooden board has an apparently random design of daubs of paint but when a metal cylinder is placed close to it, the multi coloured streaks reflect on its curved surface to form a miniature portrait of the Prince.
Glen Nevis is a short distance from Fort William, this spectacular scenic glen is a place of outstanding beauty. Visit the iron age fort and the Steel Falls.