Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge is a town in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland. The town takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's military road between Ft William and also Ft Augustus, and not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which brings the A82 over the river at the heart of the town. Lying in the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has transportation links north in the direction of Inverness and also southern to Ft William, given by the A82, and the A86 heads eastern to join the A9 at Kingussie. The village is offered by the Spean Bridge railway station supplying links to Glasgow, London, and Mallaig and in between 1903 and 1933 it provided a branch line service to Ft Augustus. The Highbridge Altercation on 16 August 1745 was the first involvement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The Commando Memorial, committed to the men of the initial British Task force Forces elevated throughout Second World War, lies roughly 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the junction of the A82 and the B8004. It neglects the training locations of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.