Achnacarry

It is the spiritual and historic home of Britain's toughest servicemen, the training ground that spawned series of fearsome units specifically created to beat Hitler and his Nazis. Achnacarry House in Lochaber is world-renowned as the Commando training ...

A Scottish commando course which provided the training that enabled the troops to be pitched into combat with the Nazis during the Second World War is to be opened to allow the public to test their endurance skills. Achnacarry Castle near Spean Bridge ...

Taking place around the iconic setting of Achnacarry and Spean Bridge in the Scottish Highlands - known from its days as training grounds during WWII as “Commando Country” - the Games will give civilians a chance to experience first-hand the arduous ...

To celebrate the return of Survive The Yomp, an annual fundraising 30-mile trek through the beautiful Achnacarry Estate in the Scottish Highlands, we're offering you the chance win a two-night stay in one of the estate's luxury apartments. The prize ...

Three men had an appointment at Achnacarry Castle – a Dutchman, an American and an Englishman. The Dutchman was Henry Deterding, a man nicknamed the Napoleon of Oil, having exploited a find in Sumatra. He joined forces with a rich ship owner and ...

The film, launched last week at a ceremony in the West Highland Museum in Fort William, documents research carried out by Lochaber Archaeological Society members into the history of the commandoes, who trained at Achnacarry, near Spean Bridge.