Stirling - Tyndrum - Fort William Military Road
Military Road (18th Century)
Site Name Stirling - Tyndrum - Fort William Military Road
Classification Military Road (18th Century)
Canmore ID 125580
Site Number NN16NW 1
NGR NN 1005 6514
NGR Description NN 1007 6500 to NN 1000 6536
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/125580
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN16NW 1 From NN 1007 6500 to NN 1000 6536, NN 1000 6632 to NN 1000 6667 and NN 1000 6841 to NN 1000 6858.
NN 1007 6500 to NN 1000 6536 metalled forest track.
NN 1000 6632 to NN 1000 6667 metalled forest track.
NN 1000 6841 to NN 1000 6858 metalled forest track.
Visited by OS (NKB) May and June 1970.
Initially the military road takes the form of a rough track, but, heading N from Blar a' Chaoruinn a single-track tarmac road overlies the military line.
W Taylor 1976.
Site recorded during a survey undertaken in June and July 1998 in advance of the replacement of an electricity overhead line following the pass along the steep-sided Allt na Lairige Moire and Allt Nathrach valleys, between Lundavra and Kinlochleven.
NN 1002 6664 - NN 1864 6300 Caulfeild's Military Road (NMRS NN16NW 1, NN16SW 1 and NN16SE 2). The condition of Caulfeild's Military Road was rapidly assessed. One section of road (NN 1015 6485 - NN 1363 6427) has seen the least upgrading from its original form - the remains of side embankments and dykes, sunken slabbed drains providing fording points across minor burns, and downslope retaining walls are visible at various points, and may be original features of the military road. At NN 1045 6445 half of an original single arch military bridge is visible on the downslope side of the road, incorporated within the fill of a more recent bridge. In other areas are remains of culverting (?secondary), bridge abutments and bridges.
[NB spelling of 'Caulfeild' after Curtis, 1978-80]
A detailed report has been lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Turnbull Jeffrey Partnership for Scottish Hydro-Electric plc.
A J Dunwell 1998