Overview
 The
Benedictine Abbey, built in 1876, is one of the oldest buildings in Fort
Augustus, and one of the most impressive buildings anywhere around Loch
Ness. It is built on the site of the original Hanovarian fort named after
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. The original foundations still form
part of the buildings today, though very little remains of the original
fort. For many years a part of the Abbey was run as a school, by the monks,
but it was closed some years ago due to financial pressures. There have
been sightings of the Loch Ness Monster from the grounds of Fort Augustus
Abbey by the monks that used to live here. When the Monks finally closed
the Abbey as a place of worship, the buildings were converted into the
luxury development known as The Highland Club.
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