Ordnance Survey Landranger Maps are ideally suited for navigation around the British Isles by automobile, bicycle or on foot. The 1:50,000 scale and multicolored presentation are highly user-friendly for experienced travelers.
"Ordnance Survey Landranger Map #37: Fort Augustus, Glen Albyn & Glen Roy" covers the southern portion of the Great Glen of the Scottish Highlands from Invermoriston on Loch Ness, where the A887 breaks West to Skye, to Gairlochy at the foot of Loch Lochy. The Great Glen, also known as Glen Albyn, is a huge geologic slash cutting across the Highlands from Northeast to Southwest and consisting of a strings of lochs. On this map are the southern portion of Loch Ness ending at Fort Augustus, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy. East of Loch Lochy is Glen Roy, a glaciated valley famous for its "parallel roads" which are really the remains on ancient beaches on the sides of the valley. Of more recent interest may be Glen Spean, once the training ground for Britain's commando units during the Second World War. A bronze memorial to the commandos is located near Spean Bridge, while their wartime headquarters is on the other side of Loch Lochy at Achnacarry, ancient home of Clan Cameron.
Ordnance Survey Landranger Map # 37: Fort Augustus, Glen Albyn & Glen Roy" is highly recommended as a planning and navigation aid for those travelers intending to explore a remote but beautiful part of the Scottish Highlands.