Invergarry

Invergarry is a small village in the heart of the Great Glen, set on the banks of Loch Oich roughly midway between Fort William and Inverness. The ruined Invergarry Castle, perched on Raven's Rock above the loch, was the seat of the MacDonalds of Glengarry for generations, and one of Bonnie Prince Charlie's last refuges during the 1745 Jacobite rising. Burned by Cromwell's troops in 1654 and again by the Duke of Cumberland after Culloden, it stands today as a striking ruin steeped in clan history. The adjacent Glengarry Castle Hotel occupies a Victorian mansion in the same woodland grounds. Invergarry is also a gateway to Knoydart, the remote peninsula only accessible on foot or by boat, and sits along the Great Glen Way walking and cycling route linking Fort William to Inverness.

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Things to Do

• •Visit the ruins of Invergarry Castle on Raven's Rock above Loch Oich and read about the MacDonells of Glengarry
• •Walk or cycle a section of the Great Glen Way, the long-distance route linking Fort William to Inverness
• •Explore the Well of the Seven Heads monument on Loch Oich — a dark memorial to a 17th-century clan massacre
• •Take a boat or kayak on Loch Oich for views of the wooded Great Glen from the water
• •Day trip to Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness, around 25 miles north through the Great Glen
• •Hike into the hills above the Great Glen for panoramic views of the lochs and surrounding landscape
• •Drive or walk into the remote Glengarry forest for red squirrels, red deer, and ancient pine woodland

Nearby Attractions

• Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness — a dramatic medieval fortress ruin overlooking the famous loch, 25 miles north
• Fort Augustus — a small village at the southern end of Loch Ness with a flight of locks on the Caledonian Canal, 6 miles north
• Well of the Seven Heads — a chilling 17th-century memorial on Loch Oich commemorating a clan revenge killing
• Knoydart Peninsula — one of Britain's last true wildernesses, only accessible on foot or by ferry from Mallaig
• Glenfinnan Viaduct and Monument — the iconic Jacobite steam train viaduct and Bonnie Prince Charlie memorial, 30 miles south