Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge is a town in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland area of Scotland. The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's armed forces road between Fort William and Fort Augustus, as well as not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which lugs the A82 over the river at the heart of the town. Lying in the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has transportation links north towards Inverness and southern to Ft William, supplied by the A82, and the A86 heads east to join the A9 at Kingussie. The village is offered by the Spean Bridge train station offering links to Glasgow, London, as well as Mallaig and between 1903 and 1933 it used a branch line service to Fort Augustus. The Highbridge Altercation on 16 August 1745 was the very first involvement of the Jacobite Climbing of 1745. The Commando Memorial, devoted to the men of the original British Task force Forces elevated during 2nd World War, is located around 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the joint of the A82 and also the B8004. It neglects the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.
