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Aerial view of Fort Augustus Abbey

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LOCATION: Fort Augustus
PERIOD: 1950s
DISTRICT: Aird
OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS:Boleskine and Abertarff
CONTRIBUTOR: Highland Libraries
COLLECTION NAME: Postcards
CREATOR: J Valentine & Co.

This postcard shows a view of Fort Augustus Abbey. It was previously the site of a military fort built by General Wade after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715. The fort was named after Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.

In 1876, parts of the fort were used to form the basic structure for the abbey and school of the Benedictine Order. Monks remained at the abbey until as recently as 1998

IDENTIFIER: QZP40_CARD_0084

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