Monument record MHG17873 - General Wade's Military Road, Fort William - Fort Augustus - Inverness

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Grid reference Centred NH 5499 2139 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH52SW
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DORES
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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NH52SE 13 5500 2139 to 5500 2378

NH 5500 2139 - 5572 2235: There is no evidence for the 1726 Wade road having followed the B862 public road along the N side of Loch Mhor.

NH 5572 2235 - 5665 2293: No trace of any road across fields between Dhuhallow and Errogie.

NH 5665 2293 - 5801 2449: Line following the modern road which continues as a track through an 18th/19th century settlement has been considered as an alternative route for the Wade road.
Visited by OS June 1964; September 1977

NH 5500 2378 - 2514 2499: Track through Old Town of Shuien on Roy's map (W Roy 1747-55), is either destroyed by afforestation or overlain by later tracks.
Visited by OS April 1979

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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