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Coupar Angus - Braemar - Corgarff - Fort George Military Road
Military Road (18th Century)
Site Name Coupar Angus - Braemar - Corgarff - Fort George Military Road
Classification Military Road (18th Century)
Canmore ID 73420
Site Number NJ03NW 4
NGR NJ 0072 3700
NGR Description NJ 0086 3500 to NJ 0000 3895
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/73420
- Council Highland
- Parish Cromdale, Inverallan And Advie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
- Former County Morayshire
NJ03NW 4.00 from 0086 3500 to 0000 3895. MR 9 (formerly Lin 511).
NJ03NW 4.01 0037 3832 Bridge.
The military road joins the modern road at NJ 009 352, having passed through a pleasantly walkable section. It continues on the A939, taking a sharp bend W at Dava, just after the school.
W Taylor 1976.
Although some of the original military road still survives between NJ 0086 3500 and NJ 0087 3522, most of this section is overlaid by the A939. There is a modern bridge (NJ03NW 4.01) at NJ 0037 3832 over the Allt na Ceardaich Burn and the old stone Bridge of Dava (NJ03NW 3) at NJ 0045 3899 takes the military road over the Dorback Burn.
M Logie (Highland Council) 1997; NMRS MS 1007/7.
NJ03NW 4 0072 3700.
NJ 0000 3895 - 0080 3665 Modern road on line of military road.
NJ 0045 3899 - Military bridge (NJ03NW 3), erected 1746, with modern raised approaches and parapets. Single span. 3.9m wide between parapets.
NJ 0037 3832 - Modern bridge over the Allt na Ceardaich (NJ03NW 4.01).
NJ 0080 3660 - 0077 3653 A stretch of ill-defined heather-covered carriageway c.5m wide which has been partially destroyed by a quarry and track.
NJ 0077 3653 - 0077 3640 A modern road on line of military road.
NJ 0077 3640 - 0069 3630 Disused road probably on line.
NJ 0069 3630 - 0086 3526 Modern road on line of military road.
NJ 0086 3526 - 0087 3513 Heather-covered carriageway about 5m wide.
NJ 0087 3513 - 0086 3500 Modern track on line of military road.
No military features are visible.
Visited by OS (AA) 1 March 1977.
