After the Jacobite uprisings and the Battle of Glen Shiel in 1719, it was deemed prudent to build military roads for the rapid deployment of Hanovarian troops. These are generally attributed in this area to General Wade. The government troops were garrisoned at strategic locations, The Barracks at Bernera by Glenelg village being one of them.
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