Tour Scotland Photograph Commando Monument Spean Bridge

Tour Scotland photograph of the Commando Monument at Spean Bridge, Highlands, Scotland. The Commando Memorial is dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II. Situated around a mile from Spean Bridge village, it overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle. Unveiled in 1952 by the Queen Mother, it has become one of the United Kingdom's best known monuments, both as a war memorial and as a tourist attraction offering views of Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Barge Caledonian Canal

Tour Scotland photograph of a barge being towed through the Locks on the Caledonian Canal at Fort Augustus, Scotland. In 1843 part of Corpach double lock collapsed. This led to a decision to close the canal to allow repairs to be carried out, and the depth was increased to 18 feet at the same time. The work was designed by an associate of Telford, James Walker, and completed by 1847, but not all of the traffic expected to use the canal did so. Commercially, the venture was not a success, but the dramatic scenery through which it passes led to it becoming a tourist attraction. Queen Victoria took a trip along it in 1873, and the publicity surrounding the trip resulted in a large increase in visitors to the region and the canal. The arrival of the railways at Fort William, Fort Augustus and Inverness did little to harm the canal, as trains were scheduled to connect with steamboat services.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Boats Caledonian Canal

Tour Scotland photograph of boats in the Locks and Caledonian Canal at Fort Augustus, Scotland. Tour Inverness and Loch Ness. The canal was conceived as a way of providing much needed employment to the Highlands region. The area was depressed as a result of the Highland Clearances, which had deprived many of their homes and jobs. Laws had been introduced which sought to eradicate the local culture, including bans on wearing tartan, playing the bagpipes, and speaking Gaelic. Many emigrated to Canada or elsewhere, or moved to the Scottish Lowlands. The canal would also provide a safer passage for wooden sailing ships from the north east of Scotland to the south west, avoiding the route around the north coast via Cape Wrath and the Pentland Firth.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Lock Fort Augustus

Tour Scotland photograph of a Lock at Fort Augustus, Scotland. The Caledonian Canal connecting Fort William to Inverness passes through Fort Augustus in a dramatic series of locks stepping down to Loch Ness. The canal runs some 60 miles from north east to south west. Only one third of the entire length is man made, the rest being formed by Loch Dochfour, Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy. These lochs are located in the Great Glen, on a geological fault in the Earth's crust. There are 29 locks, including eight at Neptune's Staircase, Banavie, four aqueducts and 10 bridges in the course of the canal.

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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Loch Ness

Tour Scotland photograph of Loch Ness, Highlands, Scotland. Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 23 miles South West of Inverness. The loch is best known for alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as " Nessie ". Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 22 square miles after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume in the British Isles.



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