With its stunning position on Loch Linnhe, tucked in below the snow-streaked bulk of Ben Nevis, FORT WILLIAM (known by the many walkers and climbers that come here as "Fort Bill"), should be a gem. Sadly, the same lack of taste that nearly saw the town renamed "Abernevis" in the 1950s is evident in the ribbon bungalow development and ill-advised dual carriageway - complete with grubby pedestrian underpass - which have wrecked the waterfront. The main street... [More]