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Formally known as the Lower Weather Observatory with direct links to Ben Nevis. Now a Luxury Guest House on the shores of Loch Linnhe Fort William.

Ben Nevis and The Observatory

In the 1890's and early 1900's, pioneering meteorologists raised the funds to built a weather observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis, and also a new home for the Observatory Superintendent. Glentower was where the telegraph signals came in from the summit and were transmitted to Liverpool and other main shipping ports, where warnings for gales were provided for ship owners and skippers. Today, Glentower is possibly Fort William's most historical link to the past...

14/07/2026

A lovely surprise on one absolutely stunning night…. The beautiful MS Amera sailing into Loch Linnhe .. 😎☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Welcome to a very hot & sunny Fort William.. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 we hope your crew & passengers have a lovely time in the Highlands of Scotland xx 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎☀️☀️🛳️🛳️⚓️

17/05/2026

The beautiful Waverley steaming into Fort William going past Glentower this evening!! Stunning to see! Our guests view tonight xx😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚓️

29/04/2026

Madainn Mhath from a very beautiful Fort William xx Blue skies & Loch Linnhe like a sheet of glass xx😎☀️☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏔️

21/04/2026

What an absolutely stunning night in Fort William xx More of this please xx Our guests view tonight xx 😍☀️☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏔️

Address

Achintore Road
Fort William
PH336RQ

Telephone

+441397704007

Website

http://www.glentower.com/

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