A village of stone bridges and boat locks at the loch's southern tip. Slow lunch country.
Highlights
- Caledonian Canal locks
- Loch Ness cruise
- Boathouse Restaurant
- The Highland Club abbey
Watch a boat drop 40 feet
The five-lock staircase at Fort Augustus is a working piece of Thomas Telford's Caledonian Canal. Sit outside the Lock Inn with a coffee and watch a yacht descend into Loch Ness. This is not a spectacle you can rush.

