Gleann Fhionnainn

Glenfinnan is a village in the Western Highlands of Scotland, between Fort William and Mallaig. Standing at the head of Loch Shiel, it's famous as the place where "Bonnie Prince Charlie" launched his 1745 Jacobite rebellion.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenfinnan railway station and Glenfinnan Station Museum.

Glenfinnan railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line, between Lochailort and Locheilside, located 14 miles 58 chains from the former Banavie Junction. Glenfinnan Viaduct is about 0.7 miles to the east of the station.

Glenfinnan Station Museum

Museum

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Photo: Mirams, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line at Glenfinnan, in the Lochaber district of north-western Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinlocheil.

Kinlocheil

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinlochiel is a hamlet on the north west shore of Loch Eil in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is a small, rural area that consists of a few scattered houses on the A830 to Mallaig, after Fassfern and before Glenfinnan. Kinlocheil is situated 5 miles east of Gleann Fhionnainn.

Gleann Fhionnainn

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.87014° or 56° 52′ 13″ north

Longitude

-5.44685° or 5° 26′ 49″ west

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Open location code

9C8PVHC3+37

GeoNames ID

12261603

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