Invermoriston

Old Bridge at Invermorison.

Six miles away Fort Augustus in the direction of Inverness is Invermoriston.  This village with 2 shops and few B&Bs, one hotel and one campsite is also steeped in Jacobite romance, like the legendary Seven Men of Moriston and rebel hero Roderick MacKenzie (The Seven Heads).

Invermoriston dates back to at least 1600, and in the 1640s a sawmill was in operation processing the surrounding woodland for export by boat. Although there were tracks in the 1770s, the first real roads along the west side of Loch Ness and west towards Glen Shiel were built by Thomas Telford in 1813.

Since the launch of the walk in 2002 (Great Glen Ways) it has brought to Invermoriston a stream of pedestrian visitors with time to appreciate what it has to offer.

The village's most visited attraction is the old Telford bridge which crosses the spectacular River Moriston falls. This bridge used to form part of the main road between Drumnadrochit and Fort Augustus but was replaced in the 1930's with the new bridge which still stands today. (picture)

The Community Council is twinned with Fort Augustus (The Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Council = FACC).