Fencing in Spean Bridge

Spean Bridge

Spean Bridge is a village 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 military road between Fort William and Ft Augustus, as well as not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which carries the A82 over the river at the heart of the village. Hing on the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has transport links north in the direction of Inverness and also southern to Fort William, offered by the A82, and also 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, and also Mallaig as well as between 1903 as well as 1933 it used a branch line service to Ft Augustus. The Highbridge Altercation on 16 August 1745 was the first engagement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The Commando Memorial, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces increased during 2nd World War, lies about 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the junction of the A82 as well as the B8004. It neglects the training locations of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.