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The Clan Cameron Museum, a long white cottage with a slate roof beside a lawn and gravel drive, its sign on the grass.
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Clan Cameron Museum

A museum at Achnacarry telling the story of Clan Cameron, from its beginnings to today, and of the Commandos who trained on the estate in the Second World War.

Welcome

Achnacarry is the ancestral land of Clan Cameron, and here a small museum tells the story of one of the great Highland clans.

It is housed in a long white cottage on the estate.

The displays follow the Camerons from their early beginnings right up to the present day, through the clan's battles and loyalties and the part it played in Scotland's history. There is plenty for anyone with Cameron roots, and a shop of clan gifts.

Achnacarry has a remarkable Second World War story too. During the war the estate became the training ground for the Commandos, and the museum tells the story of their training here.

The museum opens daily from April to mid-October. It makes a good stop on a day in the Great Glen.

A short drive awayGreat Glen Way Viewpoint, Loch LochyLoch Lochy on the Great Glen Way.9 min by roadSee itLoch shore framed by trees, with hills rising beyond the water
Before you go

Open daily, 11am to 3pm, from 1 April to 15 October.

Where
Achnacarry, Spean Bridge, PH34 4EJ.
Season
1 April to 15 October.
Covers
The clan and the Commandos.

Opening hours

Monday
11am–3pm
Tuesday
11am–3pm
Wednesday
11am–3pm
Thursday
11am–3pm
Friday
11am–3pm
Saturday
11am–3pm
Sunday
11am–3pm
Where it is

At Achnacarry, the Cameron chiefs' estate, reached from Spean Bridge, PH34 4EJ.

Close byAchnacarry.
  1. The Eas Chia-aig falls, two cascades of peaty water pouring over dark rock into a pool among green woods.Eas Chia-aig Falls4 miles9 min by road
  2. Commando MemorialCommando MemorialThree bronze commandos above Spean Bridge, looking out to Ben Nevis over the ground where they trained.5 miles11 min by road
  3. Winding single-track road descending towards a loch beneath snow-capped mountainsLoch ArkaigA long loch west of the Great Glen, with an ancient Caledonian pine forest on its shore, ospreys, and a legend of Jacobite gold.10 miles16 min by road
  4. Cille Choirill, a small grey stone church with a bellcote among old gravestones and Celtic crosses on a green hillside, mountains beyond.Cille Choirill ChurchAn old church in Glen Spean.12 miles22 min by road
  5. Stone perimeter wall with "Historic Area, No Camping, No Fires" sign beside a gravel pathThe Old FortThe fort that gave Fort William its name.16 miles26 min by road
Directions
Loch shore framed by trees, with hills rising beyond the waterAttractionsGreat Glen Way Viewpoint, Loch Lochy2.7 miles
The timber base station at Nevis Range, its sign above the door and pots of flowers.AttractionsNevis Range Mountain Resort12 miles
The Highland Soap Company's long white building with its timber gable, trees behind, a car park in front.ShoppingThe Highland Soap Company Fort William14 miles
The curtain wall and towers of Old Inverlochy Castle round its grassy courtyard.AttractionsOld Inverlochy Castle15 miles
The copper stills in the still house at Ben Nevis Distillery, a group of visitors among them.ToursBen Nevis Distillery16 miles
Fort William High Street after rain, shops lining the pedestrian street.AttractionsFort William16 miles
Green tent pitched by the shore of a loch flanked by hillsAttractionsNorth West Wilderness Weekend with Thistle Trekking16 miles
Bare trees reflected in a still river beside a stone-lined bankWalksEast Highland Way with Thistle Trekking16 miles
Walkers pause on a wooden bridge with twisted branch railings amid fernsWalksThe Great Glen Way by Thistle Trekking16 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the museum, and when each is next free.

The Lovat at dusk: white front, slate roof and dormers, lit lamps and the glowing bay window, a planter on the drive.The Lovat Hotel
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  • In Ballachulish
  • 19 miles from the Clan Cameron Museum
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