Glasgow to Fort William

Introduction 

Tonight, I am reporting on a small group trip from Glasgow to Fort William. Latter is a popular destination in the Scottish Highlands.

'Squinty' Bridge over River Clyde, Glasgow 


  • First, across the River Clyde to Dumbarton Rock and Dumbarton Castle on the north bank of the Firth of Clyde.This ancient volcanic plug has a long history of human occupation, probably dating back at least 2000 years. In the early medieval period the Rock was the power base of the Kingdom of Strathclyde and much later, in the 18th and 19th centuries was a British military fort the cannon from which era are still in situ. This elevated  site offers superb views over the Clyde and surrounding landscape out to Ben Lomond in the Trossachs.

Dumbarton Rock and Castle on banks of River Clyde 


 View from Dumbarton Rock towards Ben Lomond

 

  • Next, we visited the quaint village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond. We ventured on to the short pier which offers good views of the loch (lake), viewed the pretty/colourful gardens and visited the church which occupies an ancient Christian site dating back about 1500 years with a Viking burial in the graveyard.

 Village of Luss taken from boat on Loch Lomond

  •  Next,we continued north, tracking Loch Lomond then Crianlarich and Tyndrum with a stop for photos at a scenic spot.

Tyndrum 

 

  • Next, across the bleak Rannoch Moor to the stunning mountain scenery of Glencoe. We stopped for photos and then called in for lunch at the Glencoe Visitor Centre. 

Rannoch Moor in Winter 

Glencoe Village


  • After a drive through Glencoe village and other local sites we continued north to Fort William on the banks of Loch Linnhe. We then drove down Glen Nevis to visit Lower Falls which was resplendent in the sunshine. We returned to Fort William spotting a herd of Highland cows in the distance.

Fort William 


 Glen Nevis

 

After checking into our lodgings guests dined at renowned seafood restaurant known as the Crannog.

Crannog Restaurant  

More information

For more information on Glasgow and Scotland in general please refer Visitors’ Guide to Scotland, ISBN 978-1-9161332-0-4. This book is also available via Kindle.

 

 

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