A few miles north of Spean we see Cille Choirille Church on its eminence. Built in the 15th century and restored in 1932, this is a fascinating building in its own right, surrounded by graves going back hundreds of years. It featured in Hector's funeral and Archie's/Lexie's non-wedding in the last episode of the 2001/02 Monarch series. Click on the thumbnail, below, to get some small idea of the view from this spot.

The tall stone to the right of the church commemorates Iain Lom, the bard and avenger responsible for the seven decapitated heads at 'The Well'

At Spean we make a coffee/comfort stop.We pass through Fort William and continue south. We then continue to the attractive seaside town of Oban, where we stop for an hour.

The first part of our journey after lunch is the same as our outward trip, but north of Spean we are on new road and soon come in sight of the Commando Memorial (above), one of the most famous war memorials in Britain.

A few miles north and we come on The Well of the Seven Heads Memorial which tells us - in English, French, Gaelic or Latin! - about a grim episode of Highland history - click on picture above for a close-up of the heads and the fist holding them with its knife. We pass Invergarry where Englishman Thomas Rawlinson is supposed to have invented the kilt in its present form - or was this at another of the Glens-Garry?

View north-east up Loch Ness from near Fort Augustus