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Kilmonivaig

Village in Incerness-shire, Scotland

Summary

Village in Incerness-shire, Scotland

Field	Value
country	Scotland
official_name	Kilmonivaig
gaelic_name	Cill Mo Naomhaig
os_grid_reference	NN174829
static_image	Bog north of Abhainn Rath - geograph.org.uk - 1333950.jpg
static_image_caption	Bog north of Abhainn Rath
map_type	Lochaber
coordinates
unitary_scotland	Highland
constituency_westminster	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
post_town	Spean Bridge
postcode_district	PH34 4
postcode_area	PH
dial_code	01397

Kilmonivaig () is a small village, situated close to the southeast end of Loch Lochy in Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Fort William lies approximately 15 miles southwest of Kilmonivaig.

Parish of Kilmonivaig

Kilmonivaig is also the name of the large parish which has its Church of Scotland parish church one kilometer from the bridge at Spean Bridge on the north side of the river. Kilmonivaig was one of the two constituent parishes which traditionally made up Lochaber.

A memorial to the Commandos, who trained at nearby Achnacarry, is situated on a vantage point above Spean Bridge looking out over Kilmonivaig. The work of sculptor Scott Sutherland, it was cast by H.H. Martyn & Co. of Cheltenham and unveiled by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 27 September 1952.

Monument to the Commandos who marched past this site on their way to train at Achnacarry during the Second World War

Bridges of Kilmonivaig Parish

The villages of Roy Bridge and Spean Bridge both boast bridges designed by Thomas Telford between 1817 and 1819 and subsequently widened. Just downstream of Spean Bridge is the remains of High Bridge completed by General Wade in 1736 at a cost of £1,087.

Wade's High Bridge as it was in the late 19th century

Royal Heritage and battles

In 1431 a battle took place at Kilmonivaig between Donald Baleal, cousin of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, then a state prisoner of Tantallon Castle and the Earls of Caithness. In this battle the royal forces were defeated and the Earl of Caithness was slain. In 1645 Montrose fought Argyll, with Argyll being defeated.

References

Donald B. MacCulloch, ''Romantic Lochaber Arisaig and Morar'', (Spean Bridge: Lines Publishing, 1996), pp. 1–2, 168, 177.
"Parish of Kilmonivaig". School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
Donald B. MacCulloch, ''Romantic Lochaber Arisaig and Morar'', (Spean Bridge: Lines Publishing, 1996), p. 177.
Donald B. MacCulloch, ''Romantic Lochaber Arisaig and Morar'', (Spean Bridge: Lines Publishing, 1996), p. 173–91.
Samuel Lewis. (1851). "A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland: Comprising the Several Counties, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes, and Principal Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions: Embellished with Engravings of the Seals and Arms of the Different Burghs and Universities". S. Lewis and Company.

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