Crieff To Dalnacardoch Military Road
Military Road (18th Century)
Site Name Crieff To Dalnacardoch Military Road
Classification Military Road (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Garry; Garry Bridge
Canmore ID 87558
Site Number NN77SW 7
NGR NN 7265 7013
NGR Description NN 7263 7000 to NN 7257 7021
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/87558
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Blair Atholl
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN77SW 7.00 7263 7000 to 7257 7021 MR 3 (Formerly LIN 501)
General Wade's Military Road (NAT)
OS 1:10560 map (1972)
NN77SW 7.01 NN 72637 70040 Bridge
The military road heads N over the Garry Bridge (NN77SW 7.01) at NN 7264 7005 to Dalnacardoch.
J B Salmond 1938.
The road from Crieff has been investigated from NN 750 600 (NN76SE) to its junction with the Dunkeld to Inverness road at NN 725 703.
Modern road on line.
Visited by OS (JP) 23 June 1969.
The military road traverses the River Garry at NN 7264 7005 on the Garry Bridge (NN77SW 7.01). This is an original Wade bridge, in a good state of preservation and still in use. The river tends to be normally fairly dry, except in periods of spate, due to hydro-electric operations. Just E of Dalnacardoch, the road links with the Dunkeld to Inverness military road (NN77SW 13.00, MR 2).
W Taylor 1976.
Field Visit (15 July 2019 - 9 October 2019)
A historic environment assessment was undertaken by Rathemll Archaeology between 15th July 2019 and 9th October 2019, to inform a proposed planting scheme at Dall, near Struan, Perth & Kinross. A desk-based assessment and walkover survey was designed to establish a sound baseline on the historic environment within the landholding and to make recommendations on its management. The findings of the assessment and survey are presented in this report.
Five historic environment sites were identified and are considered within this report These are: three cairns, a field boundary and an offcut section of an 18th century Military Road.
Based on the evidence gathered for this assessment, positive management has been recommended to safeguard the field boundary and 18th century military road.
Information from: Sarah Krischer and Laura Anderson (Rathmell Archaeology) 2nd August 2019
OASIS ID: rathmell1-363023
