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Strath Glass to the west of Beauly provides a gateway to
some of the loveliest glens for travel tourism Scotland. The River Beauly
and further upstream, the River Glass, run through the open, wooded Strath
which provides much variety of scenery.
This is clan Chisholm country, and their traditional burial ground is to be
found near Struy. At Struy is bridge designed by the famous Scottish
engineer Thomas Telford, who also designed the Caledonian Canal. The Church
of Scotland at Struy was built in 1898.
The village of Tomich - a conservation village - four miles on from Cannich,
was designed by the first Lord Tweedsmouth for his estate workers. He also
built Guisachan House in the 1850s and although almost derelict now, it once
saw visits from the rich and famous- Sir Winston Churchhill is said to have
learned to drive at Guisachan. How to get here - The A82 (Glasgow-Fort
William-Inverness) and A9 (Stirling-Perth-Inverness-Thurso) are the two
arterial routes to and from the Highlands. Motorail can convey your car to
Caledonia while you journey in comfort by rail or air. By train - daily
services to and from Inverness and Fort William connect the Highlands with
Glasgow, Edinburgh and all other major UK cities. Sleeper services are
available from London. Rail services from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh,
Inverness to Wick and Thurso, Glasgow to Fort William and Fort William to
Mallaig (where steam trains run in the summer) provide opportunities to take
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