Fort William was originally based around the village of Inverlochy but now lies at the southern end of the Great Glen, on the shores of Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil.

Throughout history the area around Fort Willian was strongly Cameron country, and there were a number of Cameron settlements close by such as Blarmacfoldach.

Prior to the building of the fort itself, the largest settlement in the area was Inverlochy which was the site of the Battle of Inverlochy.

The town itself grew up as a settlement next to a fort constructed to control the population after Oliver Cromwell’s invasion during the English Civil War.

It was then used to suppress the Jacobite uprisings of the 18th century.

Full article about the history of Fort William: http://www.fortwilliamonline.co.uk/pages/history.html

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   August 25th, 2008 at 9:32 am

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