The Great Glen, also known as Glen Albyn or Glen Mor is a series of valleys in Scotland running 100 kilometres from Inverness on the Moray Firth to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe. Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... km redirects here. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ... The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular area of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness. ... Fort William from Loch Linnhe Fort William is the largest town in the western Scottish Highlands (in the Highland unitary authority), and a major tourist centre. ... Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. ...

The Great Glen Fault

The Great Glen follows a large geological fault known as the Great Glen Fault. It bisects the Scottish Highlands into the Grampian Mountains to the southeast and the North-west Highlands to the northwest. Image File history File links Great_glen_fault. ... Old fault exposed by roadcut near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ... The Great Glen Geological Fault The Great Glen Fault is a long strike-slip fault or ancient transform fault that runs through its namesake the Great Glen (Glen Albyn) in Scotland. ... The Grampian Mountains or Grampians are one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland. ...

The Glen is a natural travelling route in the Highlands of Scotland, which is utilised by both the Caledonian Canal and A82 road, which link the city of Inverness on the east coast with Fort William on the West. The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast near Fort William. ... The A82 is the major road to the western Scottish Highlands, running from Glasgow to Inverness. ...

Its strategic importance in controlling the Highland Scottish clans, particularly around the time of the Jacobite uprisings of the 18th century, is recognised by the presence of the towns of Fort William in the south, Fort Augustus in the middle of the Glen, and Fort George, just to the north of Inverness. Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat... Each Jacobite Rising formed part of a series of military campaigns by Jacobites attempting to restore the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain) after James VII of Scotland and II of England was deposed in 1688 and the thrones claimed by his... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Fort Augustus is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands, at the south west end of Loch Ness. ... Fort George, Ardersier, Highland, Scotland, is a large 18th century fortress near Inverness with perhaps the mightiest artillery fortifications in Europe. ...

Much of the Glen is taken up with a series of lochs, with rivers connecting them. The Caledonian Canal also uses the lochs as part of the route, but the rivers are not navigable. The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast near Fort William. ...

From northeast to southwest, the natural water features along the Great Glen are:

• River Ness
• Loch Dochfour
• Loch Ness
• River Oich
• Loch Oich
• Loch Lochy
• River Lochy
• Loch Linnhe

The watershed, or water-divide, lies between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy. Loch Linnhe to the south of Fort William is a sea-loch into which both the River Lochy and Caledonian Canal emerge. At the north end, the River Ness empties into the Moray Firth. The River Ness is a river flowing from Loch Ness in Scotland, north to Inverness and the Moray Firth. ... This page is about the body of water in Scotland. ... Loch Oich is a freshwater loch in the Highlands of Scotland which forms part of the Caledonian Canal. ... Loch Lochy as viewed from the A82 Loch Lochy is a large body of fresh water in the Highlands of Scotland. ... Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. ... A water divide, or watershed, is relatively high ground between water basins. ... A loch is the name given to a body of water in Scotland or Ireland. ...