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36 relations: Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, Barracks, Battle of Culloden, British Isles, Caledonian Canal, Cumin, Curtain wall (fortification), Embrasure, Etymology, Fort Augustus Abbey, Fort Augustus Pier railway station, George Wade, Glen Urquhart, Highland (council area), Highland Railway, Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway, Inverness, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency), Iona, Jacobite rising of 1715, Jacobite risings, Kilchuimen Academy, Loch Ness, Lochaber, North British Railway, Oceanic climate, Order of Saint Benedict, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Scottish clan, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highlands, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency), Spean Bridge, Terry Nutkins, TORRO.
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland) is the national advisory partnership for Gaelic place names in Scotland.
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Barracks
A barrack or barracks is a building or group of buildings built to house soldiers.
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Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden (Blàr Chùil Lodair) was the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles.
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Caledonian Canal
The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland.
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Cumin
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to a territory including Middle East and stretching east to India.
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Curtain wall (fortification)
A curtain wall is a defensive wall between two towers (bastions) of a castle, fortress, or town.
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Embrasure
In military architecture, an embrasure is the opening in a crenellation or battlement between the two raised solid portions or merlons, sometimes called a crenel or crenelle.
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Etymology
EtymologyThe New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".
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Fort Augustus Abbey
Fort Augustus Abbey, properly St.
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Fort Augustus Pier railway station
Fort Augustus Pier was a railway station in Inverness-shire, Scotland, and served as the north terminus of the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway between 1903 and 1906.
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George Wade
Field Marshal George Wade (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads in Scotland.
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Glen Urquhart
Glenurquhart or Glen Urquhart (Gleann Urchadain) is a glen running to the west of the village of Drumnadrochit in the Highland council area of Scotland.
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Highland (council area)
Highland (A' Ghàidhealtachd;, Heilan) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in the United Kingdom.
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Highland Railway
The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north of Britain.
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Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999.
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Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway
The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway was a branch-line railway built in Scotland, connecting the named places with the main line at Spean Bridge.
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Inverness
Inverness (from the Inbhir Nis, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness", Inerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands.
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Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
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Iona
Iona (Ì Chaluim Chille) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland.
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Jacobite rising of 1715
The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Bliadhna Sheumais) (also referred to as the Fifteen or Lord Mar's Revolt), was the attempt by James Francis Edward Stuart (also called the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled House of Stuart.
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Jacobite risings
The Jacobite risings, also known as the Jacobite rebellions or the War of the British Succession, were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746.
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Kilchuimen Academy
Kilchuimen Academy is a small secondary school located in Fort Augustus in Scotland.
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Loch Ness
Loch Ness (Loch Nis) is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness.
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Lochaber
Lochaber (Loch Abar) is a name applied to areas of the Scottish Highlands.
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North British Railway
The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Oceanic climate
An oceanic or highland climate, also known as a marine or maritime climate, is the Köppen classification of climate typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, and generally features cool summers (relative to their latitude) and cool winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature, with the exception for transitional areas to continental, subarctic and highland climates.
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Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict (OSB; Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti), also known as the Black Monksin reference to the colour of its members' habitsis a Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of Saint Benedict.
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Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, (26 April 1721 – 31 October 1765), was the third and youngest son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach.
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Scottish clan
A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, "children") is a kinship group among the Scottish people.
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Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.
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Scottish Highlands
The Highlands (the Hielands; A’ Ghàidhealtachd, "the place of the Gaels") are a historic region of Scotland.
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Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).
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Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge (Drochaid Aonachain) is a village in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in the Highland region of Scotland.
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Terry Nutkins
Terence "Terry" Paul Nutkins (12 August 1946 – 6 September 2012) was an English naturalist, television presenter and author.
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TORRO
The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) was founded by Terence Meaden in 1974.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Augustus
