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Scientists are investigating whether or not to allow a caravan park to be built on what could at one point have been a military base for government troops in the 1700s.
A famous painting by Thomas Sandby shows the area as it would have looked in the 18th century and redcoat tents are clearly visible. This is certainly in keeping with historical evidence as the Redcoats were in the Highlands at the time in order to suppress the Jacobite rebellion. This has led many to believe there must be a camp somewhere nearby.
There is a Highland Council database keeping information on 1000s of historical sites dating from as early as the prehistoric times to the present day. Rudimentary barracks were first constructed in Cill Chuimein, later to be named Fort Augustus, immediately after the defeat of the Jacobites in 1715. A new fortress was then built in 1729 after the second son of King George II. This too was named Augustus.
The fort’s namesake, Prince William, went on to completely destroy Bonnie Prince Charlie’s forces at the battle of Culloden in 1746. |
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