Fort Augustus
Fort Augustus is a village in The Great Glen, the fault line that traverses the Scottish Highlands. It's at the south end of Loch Ness, midway between Fort William and Inverness, and in 2023 had a population of about 650.
- Village with about 660 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 feet (30 metres)
- …is also known as “Kiliwhimin”
- Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK, at the south end of Loch Ness
Places of Interest
Discover Cherry Island and Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Cherry Island
Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands.
Crannog on Cherry Island, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness
Crannog on Cherry Island, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness is an archaeological site.
Fort Augustus
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Latitude
57.1448° or 57° 8′ 41″ north
Longitude
-4.6814° or 4° 40′ 53″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB FAU
Open location code
9C9Q48V9+WC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Fort Augustus” goes by many names.
Fort AugustusBasque
Cille ChuimeinBreton
Fort AugustCatalan
Fort AugustusCebuano
奥古斯都堡Chinese
奧古斯都堡Chinese
Fort AugustusCzech
Fort AugustusDutch
Fort AugustusEstonian
Fort AugustusHausa
Cille ChuimeinIrish
Fort AugustusItalian
Forte AugustoItalian
フォート・オーガスタスJapanese
Fort AugustusNorwegian
Fort AugustusNorwegian Bokmål
Fort AugustusNorwegian Nynorsk
Fort AugustusPolish
Форт-ОгастусRussian
Fort AugustusScots
Cille ChuimeinScottish Gaelic
Fort AugustusScottish Gaelic
Fort AugustusSwedish
فورٹ اگسٹسUrdu
Fort AugustusWelsh
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Localities in the Area
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