This is the Hambro Memorial situated on a hill on the remote south side of Loch Ness, near Fort Augustus.Hambro Memorial

Hambro Memorial

The memorial commemorates the death of Mrs Hambro (wife of the famous banker) August 1932. She was travelling in a speed boat on the loch along with her husband and two sons. Tragically the boat overturned and Mrs Hambro drowned.

Attempts were made to recover the body but the searches proved to be futile due to the depth and blackness of the water. From soundings taken at the time, the depth of the water was recorded as 110 metres a mere 4 metres from the shore.

 

 

 

 

CORRIE'S CAVE

Amidst the gigantic rocks below the Hambro Memorial  is Corrie's Cave. But even with this knowledge the entrance to the Loch Ness cave is notoriously difficult to locate. The red arrow points roughly to the location of the Cave. Hambro Hill and Corries Cave from Loch Nessentrance to Corrie's Cave

The entrance is steep and a fixed rope is desirable particularly to assist with exiting the cave. 

 

 

 

The entrance is narrow (photos 1 and 2) and after a short distance you have to descend through an opening (photo3) to enter a narrow serpentine corridor (photo 3) and an inner chamber.

 

          entrance to Corrie's Cave           early stage in Corrie's Cave          the narrow opening in Corrie's Cave showing the immediate drop below into the narrow serpentine corridor

The cave is named after a local Fort Augustus man, Alexander Macdonald, whose nickname was Corrie, or Gorrie.  He became a fugitive after he shot at the Duke of Cumberland's Redcoat Army when they were on the march near Fort Augustus. He evaded capture and escaped to the hills where he lived for years in Corrie's Cave.