Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society

[1938 Observer]

This topic could really fall into two headings.......history or leisure, but I decided to place it here as the history would become apparent to those lucky enough to participate in these activities...(Alastair also has a link to this type of subject in the EScotland section). What brought it to my attention was the excellent article on the subject in the May 2010 issue of the "Scots Magazine" in which they discuss "The Heritage Paths Project"

Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society
Safeguarding access to the Scottish countryside for all


Scotways main site http://www.scotways.com/

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Heritage Paths Project
This exciting project aims to identify, research and record Scotland’s old paths and roads. Our staff and volunteers have already discovered hundreds of old ways from Roman Roads to Pilgrim Paths.

Welcome
Welcome to the Heritage Paths Project website. Heritage paths are old paths or roads that have been used for a specific purpose and can include various types of path such as:

• Roman roads
• Drove roads
• Pilgrimage routes
• Miners’ paths
• Smuggling routes
• Trading paths
• Military roads
• Turnpike roads
• Shieling paths
• Peat-cutting paths
There are many more types of path out there and a heritage path that you know of could have an entirely unique history and could be in a group of its own.

The site is well worth a visit... One type of road not listed above is "coffin road" a unique subject in itself .

for all the news go to...... http://www.heritagepaths.co.uk/

[1938 Observer]

Re: Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society

biking the applecross penulsia

two of the better knowen trails on the applecross penulsia,wester ross, the former drove road over the pass `bealach na ba` (pass of the cattle) is the highest maintained road in the UK and was only tarred in 1962 and the penulsia coast road tarred in 1974,prior to that travel to the estate fishing village was by boat from kishorn or shieldaig or a 9 mile trek over the penulsia from kenmore,this track was once a coffin road to the church at applecross,from the pass to the coastroad there are outstanding views to the west over rassey and skye and to the east to the torridon mountain range