Fort Augustus (Scotland)
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Fort Augustus Scottish Gaelic Cille Chuimein |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 9 ′ N , 4 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 621 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | FORT AUGUSTUS | ||
| ZIP code section | PH32 | ||
| prefix | 01320 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
Fort Augustus ( Scottish Gaelic Cille Chuimein ) is a small town in Scotland with 621 inhabitants. It is at the south end of Loch Ness . The place can be reached from the east via the B862. The A82 runs through Fort Augustus from Glasgow to Inverness .
The settlement got its name from the fortress Fort Augustus . This was built between 1729 and 1742 and named after William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland , the butcher of Culloden .
In 1867 Thomas Alexander, 12th Lord Lovat, bought the fort and used it as a hunting lodge . His son, Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat , bequeathed Fort Augustus to the Benedictine monks . In 1876 the fortress became a Benedictine monastery . The last monks left the monastery in December 1998.
Mention should be made of the five-stage lock that leads from the approaching canal ( Caledonian Canal ) into Loch Ness .
tourism
Fort Augustus benefits greatly from the many tourists who pass this place from the south on the way to Loch Ness. The Bridge of Oich is located south of the village . Fort Augustus is also a stage destination on the Great Glen Way and, after Drumnadrochit, the most important place for Nessie tourism .
The vacant fort, the former Benedictine abbey, is currently closed to the public.
Individual evidence
Web links
- The history of the Abbey Fort Augustus (Engl.) Called January 20, 2009