Fort Augustus Locks
Fort Augustus / Cille Chuimein
A small village at the southern end of Loch Ness, where the five-stage lock staircase of the Caledonian Canal runs through the village, letting you watch cruise boats rise and fall.
Fort Augustus / Cille Chuimein sits at the southwestern end of Loch Ness, where the Caledonian Canal, designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1822, meets the loch through a series of five connected locks. In summer you can often see yachts and cruise boats slowly rising and falling through the locks. Along the lock side are cafés, pubs and a canal visitor centre, and boat tours of Loch Ness depart from here. The village's old abbey has been converted into apartments. It is about 50 minutes' drive from Inverness along the A82, and it serves as the southern rest stop on a self-drive tour of Loch Ness.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Plodda Falls
- Falls of Foyers
- The Loch Ness Centre
- Loch Ness & Urquhart Castle
- Beauly Priory
- Dores Beach
- Rogie Falls
- Glen Affric