FORT WILLIAM, the Outdoor Capital of the UK, is not worth visiting other than to "stock up on tartan, tablet and fluffy haggis toys", according to a leading travel magazine.
The 220-mile route from Glasgow to Skye, which passes through the town, was one of the 30 greatest drives in the world - but Fort William itself was not worth a pit stop.
However, admirers of the Lochaber town yesterday hit back at Travel magazine.
Local councillor Brian Murphy said the authors were "ill-informed and stupid".
He said: "What Travel has said is very unfair and is typical of the ill-informed and stupid comments we get from time to time. It is badly wrong."
The magazine says: "Unless you want to stock up on tartan, tablet and fluffy haggis toys, skip Fort William and power on to the Commando Monument viewpoint at Spean Bridge for splendid Ben Nevis views instead."
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