Fort Augustus Lighthouse
Fort Augustus Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Highland Council, Scotland. Fort Augustus Lighthouse is situated nearby to the residential building Fort Augustus Abbey, as well as near the building War Memorial Hall (former Drill Hall), Fort Augustus.Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Augustus Abbey and Fort Augustus Bridge.
Fort Augustus Abbey
Residential building
Photo: Colin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Augustus Abbey, properly St Benedict's Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland, was a Benedictine monastery, from late in the nineteenth century to 1998 that also housed a school for boys until 1993. Fort Augustus Abbey is situated 510 feet south of Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Fort Augustus Bridge
Bridge
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Augustus Bridge is situated 1,100 feet west of Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Cherry Island
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for claimed sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". Cherry Island is situated 3,400 feet north of Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Augustus and Invermoriston.
Fort Augustus
Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Invermoriston
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invermoriston is a small village 11 kilometres north of Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland. The village is on the A82 road, at a junction with the A887. Invermoriston is situated 5 miles northeast of Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Fort Augustus Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.14594° or 57° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-4.67535° or 4° 40′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C9Q48WF+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1329695367OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q116450174
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include War Memorial Hall (former Drill Hall), Fort Augustus and The Clansman Centre, The Abbey, Fort Augustus.
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