Commando Memorial

The Commando Memorial is a Category A listed monument in Lochaber, Scotland, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II.
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Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spean Bridge railway station and Gairlochy Lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station serving the village of in the Highland region of . This station is on the West Highland Line, between and , sited 90 miles 56 chains from Junction, near . is situated 1 mile southeast of Commando Memorial.

Lighthouse
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles northwest of Commando Memorial.

Power station
Photo: Jennifer Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles northwest of Commando Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spean Bridge and Gairlochy.

Village
Photo: peter henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of , in Lochaber in the region of . The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the on General Wade's military road between Fort William and , and not from Thomas Telford's bridge of 1819 which carries the A82 over the river at the heart of the village.

Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a clachan, or hamlet, of population approx. 100. It lies on the southern shores of , a large freshwater loch in the district of Lochaber in the of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Commando Memorial.

Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village, situated close to the southeast end of in Lochaber, , and is in the council area of Highland. lies approximately 15 miles southwest of . is situated 2½ miles west of Commando Memorial.

Commando Memorial

Latitude
56.89792° or 56° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.94409° or 4° 56′ 39″ west
Inception
1952
Open location code
9C8QV3X4+59
Open­Street­Map ID
node 255077306
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q5152246
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Commando Memorial” goes by many names.
  • German: “Commando Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת הקומנדו”
  • Japanese: “コマンド・メモリアル”
  • Russian: “Памятник коммандос”
  • Ukrainian: “Меморіал британським командос”

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