| Fort Augustus is a small village that is situated on the mouth of Loch Ness in the Highland region of Scotland. The original name of the village was Cill Chuimein, it got its name from St Cummein who built a church here. Then during the Jacobite Rebellions the town was turned into a Fort and named after the Kings younger son Augustus.
The original Fort was destroyed later in 1746 by a Jacobite army led by Bonnie Prince Charlie but the town retained the name Fort Augustus. The main reminder of the town history can be found at the Benedictine Abbey which dates from 1876 and it still stands at overlooking Loch Ness.
The Caledonian Canal runs through the heart of the town and a 5 lock staircase allows boats to navigate from Fort William to Inverness. This was built by the well respected designer Thomas Telford in the early 1800's. |
