The Military Roads in ScotlandThis text is a history of the military roads in both the Highlands and the south-west of Scotland. It offers an account of the building of the roads, and includes details of the difficulties encountered and the construction techniques used by General Wade and his lesser-known successor, Major Caulfield. This information is supported by a description of the military roads that have survived to the present day, accompanied by maps and references. |
Contents
Publishers Note | 8 |
Dunkeld to Inverness | 22 |
The Wade Era 17241740 | 24 |
Stirling to Crieff | 30 |
The Gentle Art of Road Making | 32 |
The Wade Roads | 44 |
Stonehaven to Fochabers by Aberdeen | 57 |
The Caulfeild Roads | 60 |
PART | 111 |
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Aberdeen Amulree army Augustus to Bernera Aviemore barracks Bernera Black Mount Blairgowrie Braemar building built burn Burt Castle Catlodge command Commissioners for Highland Commissioners of Supply Corgarff Corrieyairack Corse of Slakes cost Coupar Angus Crianlarich Crieff crossing Culloden Dalmally Dalnacardoch Dalwhinnie detachment Dulsie Dulsie Bridge Dumbarton Dumfries Dunkeld Edinburgh Etteridge Fort Augustus Fort George Fort William Fusiliers Galloway road George Glen Grantown gravel half a mile Highland Companies Highland Roads hill Ibid Inveraray Inverness Jacobitism join Kingshouse Laggan Loch Lord main road Major Caulfeild military parties military road modern road officers old bridge old road Perth Perthshire Poolewe Port Patrick present road railway realignment regiment Report Rickson river Roads and Bridges route Ruthven Ruthven Barracks Scotland Scots side soldiers Spey statute labour Stirling stone straight survey Tarbet Telford's TGSI traces Treasury troops Tyndrum Wade Wade's walk William