Crieff To Dalnacardoch Military Road

NN84NE 46.00 8862 4500 to 8500 4933 MR 3 (Formerly LIN 501)

General Wade's Military Road (NAT)

OS 1:10000 map (1977)

NN84NE 46.01 NN 8859 4534 Site of bridge

NN84NE 46.02 NN 8832 4597 Ford

NN84NE 46.03 NN 8765 4726 Site of bridge

NN84NE 46.04 NN 8763 4738 Bridge

Just S of Loch na Craige the military road is on a line now followed by the modern road, although it heads straight N as far as Gate House, a keeper's house which was formerly an inn, rather than taking a sharp turn to the W. It continues N to the W side of the Pittiely Burn and takes a curve W into the SE corner of the square in Aberfeldy. Thereafter it traverses the Moness Burn (once known as the Paldie Burn) on a bridge (NN84NE 58) at NN 8557 4902, now of modern construction, although the original arch is still visible beneath it. The military road continues W for approximately two hundred and fifty yards along the line now followed by the modern road and then turns N to make for the Tay Bridge (NN84NE 36) at NN 8513 4930 and then heads almost directly W.

J B Salmond 1938.

NN 8862 4500 - 8850 4506 mutilated terrace along side modern road

NN 8849 4510 - 8858 4528 waterlogged track 5m average width

NN 8858 4528 - 8812 4626 slight hollow way 3 to 5m wide. Upcast banks in places.

NN 8859 4534 probable site of bridge (NN84NE 46.01).

NN 8832 4597 probable ford (NN84NE 46.02).

NN 8811 4628 - 8802 4640 hollow-way alongside modern road

NN 8802 4640 - 8765 4725 hollow-way 3 to 5m between banks

NN 8765 4726 no evidence of bridge (NN84NE 46.03).

NN 8765 4726 - 8763 4738 farm track on line

NN 8751 4743 - 8759 4752 marsh and pasture, no trace

NN 8759 4752 - 8761 4807 hollow-way between banks

Visited by OS November 1970

NN 8761 4807 - 8700 4852 modern road on line

NN 8700 4852 - 8617 4887 farm track on line

NN 8617 4887 - 8500 4933 modern road on line

Several stretches of military road survive on this sheet. Also fine military bridge (NN84NE 36) at NN 8513 4930 in Aberfeldy over the Tay.

Visited by OS (JB) 15 April 1975

As the military road heads N past Loch na Craige it can be clearly seen crossing from one side to the other of the modern road until it crosses from the milestone on the bend to the E at NN 879 464. From that point it heads N on a well-defined track with marking stones for noticeably more than half a mile, traversing a small bridge (NN84NE 46.04) at NN 8763 4738 at Gatehouse. Thereafter it is possible to trace it to the E as it passes through a field and then takes a well-marked track through a birch wood. It then crosses to the W at the bend at NN 875 481, although it is difficult to trace, and carries along on higher ground until it descends at NN 872 484. The route probably then continues straight on as far as NN 869 485, although cultivation has masked all traces. However, from that point, despite being in poor condition, it is easy to distinguish as far as the hospital at Aberfeldy. The military road then crosses the Tay Bridge (NN84NE 36) at NN 8513 4930 at Aberfeldy and heads almost directly W.

W Taylor 1976.