Fort Augustus is a settlement in the parish of Boleskine and Abertarff, at the south-west end of Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands. In the aftermath of the Jacobite rising in 1715, General Wade built a fort which was named after Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. Wade had planned to build a town around the new barracks and call it Wadesburgh. The settlement grew, and eventually took the name of this fort. The fort was captured by the Jacobites in March 1746, just before the Battle of Culloden.

Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres southwest of Inverness. 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’.

Below is a selection of photos taken during a visit to Fort Augustus and Loch Ness on June 5, 2022. Click on a small photo for a larger view, then select the next one with the cursor keys or the arrows on either side of the photo.