Fort William by Hannah Blundell
Fort William
A highland town on the shores of Loch Linnhe.
Created: 4 July 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Fort William
Local History around Fort William
There are some historic monuments around including:
Inverlochy Castle Secular: castle SM90172Fort William, fort Secular: fort (non-prehistoric) SM2174Tor Castle Secular: castle SM5471Caledonian Canal,Corpach to Banavie Industrial: inland water SM6491Caledonian Canal,Neptune's Staircase,canal locks,Banavie Industrial: inland water SM3530An Dun, fort, Dun Deardail Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2893Caledonian Canal,Corpach Locks and Basin Industrial: inland water SM5297.Wildlife in and Around Fort William
Mammals found in Fort William
There have been 23 species of mammals recorded in the fort-william area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Blue-White Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
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Birds found in Fort William
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the fort-william area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
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Fish found in Fort William
There have been 19 species of fish recorded in the fort-william area.
| Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bull rout (Myoxocephalus scorpius) |
| Coalfish (Pollachius virens) |
| Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) |
| Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) |
| Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
