What is Great Glen?
[[File:great glen fault.png|thumb|300px|Direction of past movement in the Great Glen fault]] The '''Great Glen''' <ref>[[Scottish Gaelic]]: An '''Gleann Mòr''', also known as '''Glen Albyn''' (''Gleann Albainn'' - the Glen of Scotland) or '''Glen More'''</ref><ref>Glen = valley</ref> is a series of glens in [[Scotland]]. It runs 100&nbsp;kilometres from [[Inverness]] on the [[Moray Firth]] to [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]] at the head of [[Loch Linnhe]]. The Great Glen follows a large [[Fault (geology)|geological fault]] known as the '''Great Glen Fault'''. It bisects the [[Scottish Highlands]] into the [[Grampian Mountains]] to the southeast and the [[Northwest Highlands]] to the northwest. The Glen is a natural travelling route in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland. It is used by both the [[Caledonian Canal]] and the A82 road, which link the city of Inverness on the east coast with Fort William on the West. == Geography and social history == It was important in controlling the Highland [[Scottish clan]]s, particularly in the [[Jacobite]] uprisings of the 18th century. This is recognised by the towns of Fort William (population ~10,000) in the south, [[Fort Augustus]] (popln. 600+) in the middle of the Glen, and [[Fort George, Highland|Fort George]] (to this day an [[British Army|army]] barracks), just to the north of Inverness. These settlements were built by the British Army to control the Highlands in the 17th/18th centuries. Fort William is now a significant town. Despite the difficult terrain, Fort William has rail connection with [[Glasgow]] in the south and Mallaig on the north-west coast. It is a [[tourism]] centre. The Caledonian Canal connects it with Inverness. Much of the Glen is taken up with a series of lochs,<ref>Loch = lake, or a sea inlet.</ref> with rivers connecting them. The Caledonian Canal also uses the lochs as part of the route, but the rivers are not navigable. From northeast to southwest, the natural water features along the Great Glen are: * River Nes