It’s an easy circular route that passes through lovely woodland and alongside the River Spean, on a good day offering great views to Ben Nevis throughout.įrom Blythedale House, you can cycle to the Commando Memorial taking the Caledonian Canal pathway, then looping back through Leanachan Forest, even stopping off at the Pinemarten Café at Nevis Range for a refreshment, but this is a much more arduous and full day activity!įor route info for the High Bridge circular walk starting at the Commando Memorial, have a look at the Walk Highlands website. There’s a nice circular walk nearby the monument too, which links the two historic sites of the Commando Memorial and the ruins of High Bridge. On a clear day it’s an amazing viewpoint of the surrounding mountain ranges of the Grey Corries, Aonach Mòr and Ben Nevis. Well worth the visit, the memorial is an interesting and moving place. Download this stock image: Annual remembrance day service held at the commando memorial spean bridge,highlands,Scotland - BJG0YR from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. There’s a good car park at the monument, the winter and summer months regularly provide fantastic views. A Garden of Remembrance, which was subsequently added to the site, is used by many surviving World War II Commandos as the designated final resting place for their ashes. Please note that organisations will muster at 2.45pm at the lay-by on the south side of the Commando Memorial and, at 2.50pm, will march northwards to the memorial using the old Gairlochy Road.
#SPEAN BRIDGE REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY FOR FREE#
The statue is always open to the public for free visits. On Sunday morning after breakfast with everyone fully booted and spurred we set off for the Spean Bridge Memorial Service. The Remembrance Day service on Sunday November 11 will be held at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge at 3pm.
It is in the village of Spean Bridge in the Scottish Highlands. Theres the Commando Memorial with the Scott Sutherland sculpture nearby the memorial was erected in 1952 to. The Commando Memorial is 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Loch Eil that runs through Fort William. Local Sights & Activities for Spean Bridge. NN2082 : Remembrance Sunday at the Commando Memorial by Ian Stewart. In present day, anniversary services for events such as Remembrance Day and D-Day are held at the site. Each year on Armistice Sunday a memorial service is held around the monument attended by veterans and their families, together with respectful locals and visitors. NN2082 : High Bridge near Spean Bridge by J M Briscoe.
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