Fort Augustus sits at the Southwestern shore of Loch Ness, at the end of the Caledonean Canal that runs through the small village. A staircase of 5 locks takes care of the height difference.

 

Originally the place was called Kiliwhimin. After the hostilities of the Jacobite rising in 1715 a fort was build here to keep the Scotts at bay and was named after Prince William Augustus, nicknamed Butcher Cumberland.

 

The fort was shortly taken during the second Jacobite uprising in 1745 but the English victory at the battle of Culloden put a definite end to the Jacobite risings.

 

Presently Fort Augustus draws its main revenues from the droves of tourists that come here to get a glimpse of Nessie.

 

We joned the crowd in May 2015 and, like everybody else, failed to see the monster.

But we did like the village.