Fort William is a town in the Lochaber region of the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe in the Highland Council of Scotland.
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At the 2011 census, Fort William had a population of 15,757, making it the second-largest settlement both in the Highland council area and in the whole of the Scottish Highlands; only the city of Inverness has a larger population.
Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr to the east, and Glenfinnan to the west. It is the start and end of the Road to the Isles. It is a huge centre for hillwalking and climbing due to its proximity to Ben Nevis, the largest mountain in Scotland and the United Kingdom, and many other Munros. It is also known for its nearby downhill mountain bike track.
It is at one end of both the West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way.
Around 726 people (7.33% of the population) can speak Scottish Gaelic.
From the Wikipedia article Fort William, Scotland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Fort William
- Inverness91 km NE
- Greenock99 km S
- Vale of Leven100 km S
- Dumbarton103 km S
- Stirling106 km SE
- Erskine110 km S
- Clydebank111 km SE
- Bearsden111 km SE
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