Scottish Highlands Towns and Villages

Near the village is the Commando Memorial, a tribute to the strenuous training undergone by these men during the Second World war Close by, Glen Roy shows off its 'parallel roads', of Nature's making.

The origin of these parallel terraces goes back to the end of the last Ice Age, when a huge glacier, flowing northwards off the Ben Nevis massif, dammed up the outlets from the glens.

As the ice retreated, or was more likely breached, the water level fell and new beaches were formed at successively lower levels.

The 'roads' stand out because of their different colouring: they have coarse grass or bent which is in contrast to the surrounding heather and bracken.