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 Fort William and Fort Augustus, and not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which lugs the A82 over the river at the heart of the village. Depending on the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has transportation links north in the direction of Inverness as well as south to Ft William, given by the A82, and the A86 heads east to join the A9 at Kingussie. The town is offered by the Spean Bridge train station offering links to Glasgow, London, and Mallaig and between 1903 as well as 1933 it supplied a branch line service to Fort Augustus. The Highbridge Skirmish on 16 August 1745 was the first interaction of the Jacobite Increasing of 1745. The Commando Memorial, dedicated to the men of the initial British Task force Forces elevated throughout Second World War, lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the joint of the A82 as well as the B8004. It forgets the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.
