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Spean Bridge

Summary

Spean Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid an Aonachain) is a village in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland.

Spean Bridge
Commando Memorial
Spean Bridge is located in Highland
Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge
Location within the Highland council area
Population550 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceNN 22541 82045
• Edinburgh93 mi (150 km)
• London419 mi (674 km)
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSPEAN BRIDGE
Postcode districtPH34
Dialling code01397
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°53′45″N 4°54′54″W / 56.895695°N 4.9151340°W / 56.895695; -4.9151340

The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's military road between Fort William and Fort Augustus, and not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which carries the A82 over the river at the heart of the village.

The Highbridge Skirmish 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 raised during Second World War, is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the junction of the A82 and the B8004. It overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.

Transport edit

Lying in the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has road links north towards Inverness and south to Fort William, provided by the A82, and the A86 heads east to join the A9 at Kingussie. The village is served also served by Spean Bridge railway station providing links to Glasgow, London, and Mallaig. Between 1903 and 1933 it offered a branch line service to Fort Augustus.

Sport edit

Lochaber Camanachd is the shinty club based in the village of Spean Bridge.

See also edit

  •   Scotland portal

Citations edit

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Spean Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
  • Map sources for Spean Bridge