River Helmsdale
Road (Period Unassigned)
Site Name River Helmsdale
Classification Road (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 7484
Site Number ND01NW 65
NGR ND 0000 1816
NGR Description ND 0000 1816 to ND 0080 1768
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7484
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
ND01NW 65 0000 1816 to 0080 1768.
(ND 0000 1816 - ND 0080 1768) Old Road (NAT) (course of).
OS 6" map, (1964)
The course of the old road preceding the modern road can be traced as a shallow depression about 3.0m wide and 0.2m deep; metalling is visible in places. At ND 0078 1770 it bifurcates, the N part keeping to the high ground, and the S part descending to lower ground by way of a holloway. Beyond this point, to the E, the course of the road is uncertain, but probably soon rejoined the present course of the road.
Visited by OS (J L D) 10 June 1960.
