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Coupar Angus - Braemar - Corgarff - Fort George
Military Road (18th Century)
Site Name Coupar Angus - Braemar - Corgarff - Fort George
Classification Military Road (18th Century)
Canmore ID 73364
Site Number NJ20SE 3
NGR NJ 2912 0045
NGR Description NJ 2803 0000 to NJ 2999 0156
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/73364
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Glenmuick, Tullich And Glengairn
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
The modern A939 public road, which runs alongside the River Gairn for a short distance south-west of Gairnshiel Lodge, follows the route of an eighteenth-century military road that led from Coupar Angus to Fort George.
The programme of military road-building undertaken in highland Scotland improved communication between places of strategic importance, helping the government to secure control of the area.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
