Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge is a village in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland. The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's army road between Ft William and Ft Augustus, and also not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which brings the A82 over the river at the heart of the village. Hing on the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has transportation links north towards Inverness and southern to Fort William, provided by the A82, as well as the A86 heads east to sign up with the A9 at Kingussie. The village is offered by the Spean Bridge train station giving links to Glasgow, London, as well as Mallaig and between 1903 and 1933 it supplied a branch line solution to Fort Augustus. The Highbridge Skirmish on 16 August 1745 was the very first engagement of the Jacobite Climbing of 1745. The Commando Memorial, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces increased throughout 2nd World War, lies roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the joint of the A82 as well as the B8004. It neglects the training areas of the Commando Training Depot developed in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.