Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge is a town in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland area of Scotland. The town takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's army road between Ft William and also Fort Augustus, and not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which carries the A82 over the river at the heart of the village. Lying in the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has transport links north towards Inverness as well as southern to Ft William, given by the A82, and also the A86 heads east to join the A9 at Kingussie. The village is offered by the Spean Bridge railway station offering links to Glasgow, London, and Mallaig and also between 1903 and 1933 it provided a branch line service to Ft Augustus. The Highbridge Skirmish on 16 August 1745 was the first interaction of the Jacobite Climbing of 1745. The Commando Memorial, devoted to the men of the initial British Commando Forces raised during Second World War, is located roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the junction of the A82 and also the B8004. It overlooks the training locations of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.
