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Following the Act of Union of 1707, which united England and Scotland under a single parliament, the Jacobites, who never received much support outside the Highlands, rebelled. In the uprisings of 1715 and 1745 they attempted to replace the Hanoverian monarchy with Catholic Stuarts, notably James Edward Stuart (the son of the exiled James II, and known as the Old Pretender) and Bonnie Prince Charles Edward Stuart (James Edward's son, who was given the moniker the Young Pretender). Following the disastrous Jacobite defeat of 1745, the government banned private armies, wearing the kilt and playing the pipes. Many Jacobites were transported or executed; others forfeited their lands.

By the mid-19th century, overpopulation, poverty and the potato famine of the 1840s led to the tragic Highland Clearances. People were forced off the land and shipped or tricked into emigrating to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Those who remained were moved to small holdings known as crofts. Rents were extortionate and life for the crofters was extremely precarious. Common grazing ground was confiscated for sheep or deer. In the 1880s, the crofters rebelled and won a considerable measure of security.

Ten miles along the "Road to the Isles" in the opposite direction, you will come to Glenfinnan, the place where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745 at the start of the Jacobite rebellion. The National Trust Centre is well worth a visit, and if you are feeling energetic you can climb to the top of the Glenfinnan Monument, overlooking beautiful Loch Shiel. Further on from Glenfinnan, the road takes you through the villages of Lochailort and Arisaig to Morar, where there are some of the most beautiful beaches in the country, known locally as the "Silver Sands", before finally reaching the fishing village of Mallaig, from where you can take a ferry to the Isle of Skye and the smaller Isles.

For further information on the area, visit the Internet Guide to Scotland. If you are interested in hillwalking, for which this area is such a popular destination, why not visit Connery's Scottish Hillwalking website, which carries lots of interesting information about hillwalking in Scotland.

Detailed travel information is given below. However, for any general travel/timetable enquiries, there is a nationwide travel information service available, called Traveline Scotland. One number gives access to information about all rail, coach, bus, ferry and internal air services in Scotland. Telephone 0870 608 2608. All calls will be charged at the national rate.

The roads in this area are a pleasure to drive on, with wonderful views. Corpach is well signposted with access fromthe town via the A830 (The Road to the Isles). Once into Corpach, Nevis View is reached by turning right into Farrow Drive, about 250 yards after the local shops. If you are travelling by bus , the Scottish Citylink website gives all necessary timetable details. Car Hire is available , or you can carry on to Corpach using the train.

Scotrail runs a regular service from Glasgow Queen Street along the famous West Highland Line. There are four trains a day from Glasgow and all trains carry on to Mallaig via Corpach. The train station is only half a mile from Nevis View. Timetable details are available on the Scotrail website. By Plane

The most convenient airports are Inverness (65 miles) The airport is situated just fifteen minutes drive from the City Centre on the A96. Once approached, there is a drop off zone for all customers within Short Stay Car Park. There is free twenty minutes parking allowed for you to drop off passengers. Short stay parking is directly in front of the Terminal Building and Long Stay Parking is a five minute walk from the Terminal Building. Glasgow Airport is located (100 miles) from where you can hire a car. If you are flying via Ryanair, they use Prestwick airport just outside of Glasgow.