Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid an Aonachain) is a village in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland.
Spean Bridge
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Commando Memorial | |
Spean Bridge Location within the Highland council area | |
| Population | 550 (mid-2020 est.) |
| OS grid reference | NN 22541 82045 |
| • Edinburgh | 93 mi (150 km) |
| • London | 419 mi (674 km) |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SPEAN BRIDGE |
| Postcode district | PH34 |
| Dialling code | 01397 |
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The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's military road between Fort William and Fort Augustus, and not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which carries the A82 over the river at the heart of the village.
The Highbridge Skirmish on 16 August 1745 was the first engagement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
The Commando Memorial, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during Second World War, is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the junction of the A82 and the B8004. It overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.