by admin | 15 September 2020 | 175th Anniversary
A non-comprehensive series looking at some of the people that have contributed to ScotWays and Scottish outdoor access across the last 175 years. John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884) Born on 15 September 1808 in Edinburgh, John Hutton Balfour was Professor of Botany at the...
by admin | 8 July 2020 | 175th Anniversary
A non-comprehensive series looking at some of the people that have contributed to ScotWays and Scottish outdoor access across the last 175 years. Arthur Russell (1873-1967) Born on 6 July 1873 at Cupar in Fife, he was a senior Edinburgh lawyer, keen walker and climber...
by admin | 5 July 2020 | 175th Anniversary
A non-comprehensive series looking at some of the people that have contributed to ScotWays and Scottish outdoor access across the last 175 years. Archibald Eneas Robertson (1870-1958) Originally from Helensburgh, he was born on 3 July 1870. Widely regarded as the...
by admin | 10 May 2020 | 175th Anniversary
Viscount James Bryce of Dechmont (1838-1922) Born 10 May 1838 to a notable Ulster Scottish family, James Bryce was educated at Glasgow and Oxford. He played a major role in British public life as a hugely polymathic lawyer, as MP for South Aberdeen and latterly as...
by admin | 7 May 2020 | 175th Anniversary
The Heritage Paths Project started in 2007, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Scottish Natural Heritage. Both were keen that the project encourage more people to access the outdoors by providing a richer and fuller experience by knowing they are travelling in...
by admin | 5 April 2020 | 175th Anniversary
On this day, 5 April, in 1884, the Scottish Rights of Way and Recreation Society Limited held its first meeting at its registered office in George Street, Edinburgh. The main reason for the change from the Association for the Protection of Public Rights of Roadway in...