Coupar Angus - Braemar - Corgarff - Fort George

The Military Road from Coupar Angus to Fort George by way of Braemar and Corgarff was built in the 1750s. In this area, much of the road cannot now be seen as it lies beneath the course of the modern road network. Where the two diverge, such as where the modern road turns north sharply at White Bridge rounding Tom nam Marbh, the eighteenth century road appears as a metalled or paved track.

Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project

NJ12SW 10 1499 2013 to 1000 2019. MR 9 (formerly Lin 511)

See also NJ12SW 7.

For Bridge of Avon (NJ 1496 2014), see also NJ12SW 12.

The military road is initially on the line of the A939, but, just NW of the road to Fodderletter, it continues straight on to NJ 133 209, rather than following the modern road on a wide loop. From Bridge of Brown (NJ12SW 7) at NJ 1241 2061 the military route follows the course of the A939.

W Taylor 1976.

The assessment of the Highland section of the military road terminated at Grantown-on-Spey, but it appears that the military line is mainly overlaid by the A939 as far as Bridge of Brown (NJ12SW 7) a single span stone bridge at NJ 1241 2061, situated immediately beyond the Highland Council boundary.

M Logie (Highland Council) 1997; NMRS MS 1007/7.

NJ 1000 2018 - 1332 2092 The modern road (A939) follows the course of the military road.

NJ 1332 2092 - 1373 2095 Metalled track c.3m wide between grass banks 8m apart - access road to forestry plantation.

NJ 1373 2095 - 1420 2086 Grass-covered metalled track 2.2-3m wide between banks 6-7m apart.

NJ 1420 2086 - 1499 2013 Modern road on line (Part of this in turn has been superceded by a later re-alignment).

Visited by OS (RB) August 1966.