Spean Bridge is a small village around north-east of the town of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, and the memorial is located approximately north-west of Spean Bridge, at the junction of the A82 road and the B8004 road. It is a prominent landmark visible from the A82, and the site itself offers views across the River Spean valley to the peaks of Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr to the south.