Archive for June, 2008

A Spooky Scottish Story

June 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
Posted by admin under Scotland

Here is the start of a story that a visitor to the Ghost Forum told:

“when i was seven my family and i moved to a new house out in a little village in moy, scotland. The houses there are all over 100 years old and quite spooky in itself lol! My new bedroom was great…except for the breathing i heard at night! every night just after i had to go to bed…i would hear this heavy breathing. Read the rest of this entry »

Fort William

June 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted by admin under Scotland

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