Invermoriston

Invermoriston lies just a few minutes stroll away from this most famous of the Lochs, Loch Ness.

To reach it we would recommend that you take a walk down by the Moriston River, this takes just a few minutes where on the way you can take in Thomas Telfords bridge built in 1813 and formerly used as the old road.

The Caledonian Canal runs for 60 miles along the Great Glen from Corpach near Fort William in the South West to Inverness in the North East.

The canal was started in 1803 to plans produced by Thomas Telford following survey work by James Watt thirty years earlier. It was the biggest of the building schemes undertaken by the Government to provide work and stem the flood of emigration from the Highlands. The huge scale of the work and the shortage of skilled engineers meant that the seven year schedule and £350,000 budget always looked optimistic. It was: by the time the canal finally opened in 1822 it had taken 17 years and cost £840,000

Unsurprisingly, the canal did not initially prove successful. A second phase of construction was undertaken between 1844 and 1847. What emerged from this was, finally, the canal originally proposed by Telford.

Once finished, the Caledonian Canal provided the long hoped-for route between eastern and western Scotland. This allowed mariners to avoid the long and often hazardous route round the west of Scotland and through the Pentland Firth. The irony was that by the time the canal was finally complete, steam ships could make the passage around Scotland much more easily than the sailing ships in whose era it was designed. Nonetheless, until the railway reached Inverness the quickest way from there to Glasgow was by steamer via the Caledonian and Crinan Canals, probably calling at Oban en route.

Of its 60 mile length, 38 miles are along Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness, with the remaining 22 miles being through canals proper. And this is one of the prettiest ways to see the canal at work.

Salmon migrate into different rivers at different times of year. Each river and Loch has its own unique families of fish that have evolved by their spawning strategies to survive is particular environments and in recognition of this seasons were arranged to suit. Legal seasons may be curtailed by temporary agreements and since the dates were originally set many of the rivers have lost their

spring runs of fish therefore midsummer to autumn provides the best of the sport except for the larger North and East Coast rivers several of which continue to provide good fishing through the early months. It is therefore recommended that visitors carefully check catch records for recent years before booking spring salmon fishing, to avoid disappointment.

Loch Ness	15-Jan	30-Sept
*River Ness*	*1-Feb*	*15-Oct*
*Trout Fishing* *Grayling*	*15-March* *All Year*	*06-Oct*

A Fishing boat and skipper are available for Loch Fishing, tackle is supplied, the cost is £15.00 per hour per person, min 2 hour.

Loch Ness B&B Bracarina House
Invermoriston,
Loch Ness,
Inverness-shire,
Inverness-shire
IV63 7YA

Bracarina house was purpose built in 1995 by Sheila and Simon MacLellan, to provide a family home and bed and breakfast accommodation. Each bedroom is well furnished and has a spacious en suite beathroom or shower-room with a toilet and wash hand basin. A large comfortably furnished lounge with open fire television and writing desk is also provided for the guests. The dining room is situated downstairs, where guests can enjoy great views of Sron Na Muic whilst enjoying their breakfast.

Bracarina House is located in the small village of Invermoriston, which is on the A82, the main road between Inverness and Fort William and also the A887, which heads west to the Isle of Skye. Due to its central position in the Highlands, Invermoriston makes an ideal base for touring, Skye and the beautiful west coast are only ninety minutes away.

Bracarina House is next door to the village hotel and tavern, where our guests can enjoy good food and a drink.