Archaeology Notes

Event ID 659464

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NH30NE 5 37774 09050.

(NH 3777 0905) Kiliwhimin, built in 1718, was a small fort of the standard Hanoverian government type. In plan it was similar to, but slightly larger than, Ruthven Barracks (NN 79 NE1) i.e. square, with a projecting tower at each of two diagonally opposite corners.

The fort was considered too far from the water, and was superseded in 1727 by Fort Augustus (Built 1729-42: NH30NE 6). In 1745 it was taken over by the Jacobites who, from it, bombarded and reduced Fort Augustus. The south (sic) wall of Kiliwhimin Fort stands in the back yard of the Lovat Arms Hotel, Fort Augustus.

S Cruden 1960

The remains of Kiliwhimin Fort consist of the west curtain wall, 36.5m long, and 4.0m high, pierced by a central gateway and ten gun embrasures, some of which are blocked, which now forms part of the rear court of the Lovat Arms Hotel.

Visited by OS (N K B) 28 April 1964.

Scheduled as Kilwhimen (or Kilcumein) Barracks, Fort Augustus.

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 25 October 2001.