Fort William, Scotland

Fort William
Scottish Gaelic: *An Gearasdan*
Scots: *The Fort*
Fort William Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan; Scots: The Fort;
	Fort William High Street
	Fort William Location within the Lochaber area
Population	10,500 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NN 10584 74114
• Edinburgh	134 mi (216 km)
• London	512 mi (824 km)
Community council	Fort William;
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Inverness-shire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORT WILLIAM
Postcode district	PH33
Dialling code	01397
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;

Fort William is a town in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe. At the 2011 census, Fort William had a population of 10,459, making it the second largest settlement in both the Highland council area, and the whole of the Scottish Highlands; only the city of Inverness has a larger population.

Fort William is a major tourist centre on the Road to the Isles, with Glen Coe just to the south, Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr to the east, and Glenfinnan to the west. It is a centre for hillwalking and climbing due to its proximity to Ben Nevis and many other Munros. It is also known for its nearby downhill mountain bike track. It is the start/end of both the West Highland Way (Milngavie – Fort William) and the Great Glen Way (a walk/cycle way Fort William–Inverness).

Around 726 people (7.33% of the population) can speak Gaelic.

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