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Introducing Ken

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Important People of Scottish Access

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Important People of Scottish Access – Adam Black (1784-1874)
Important People of Scottish Access – Archibald Eneas Robertson (1870-1958)
Important People of Scottish Access – Arthur W Russell (1873-1967)
Important People of Scottish Access – Donald Bennet (1928-2013)
Important People of Scottish Access – Donald Grant Moir (1902-1986)
Important People of Scottish Access – John George Bartholomew (1860-1920)
Important People of Scottish Access – John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884)
Important People of Scottish Access – Professor Sir Robert (Bob) Grieve (1910 -1995)
Important People of Scottish Access – Rennie McOwan (1933-2018)
Important People of Scottish Access – Viscount James Bryce (1838-1922)
Important People of Scottish Access – Walter Arthur Smith (1852-1934)
Important People of Scottish Access – William Ferris (1894-1963)
Important People of Scottish Access – Tom Weir (1914-2006)

The Bookshelf

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Welcome to The Bookshelf
Legislation
Guidance on Legislation
Responsible Access
Rights of Way and Outdoor Access Management
Surveys of Rights of Way, Access and Procedures

About Access Rights

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What are Outdoor Access Rights?
Rights of Way
Statutory Access Rights

Court Cases

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An outline of the Scottish Courts System
The Authority of Case Law
Cases under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
Public rights of way and private servitude rights of way
Navigation rights and rights in relation to the foreshore
- Navigation rights
- Rights in relation to the foreshore
Liability
Other cases of interest

History

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175th Anniversary
1844 The beginning of ScotWays
1964 When figure 740 changed the face of path signs
A Brief History of Access Rights
Boardwalks, the oldest types of constructed path
Historic Footpaths
Right to Roam Timeline
Scottish Hill Tracks – the 100+ year story
ScotWays’s Oldest Standing Signpost
The Association for the Protection of Public Rights of Roadway in and Around Edinburgh
The Bedford Memorial Bridge
The Changing Face of ScotWays Signs
The Coming of Access Rights
The First ScotWays Signposts
The History of ScotWays
The Launch of the Heritage Paths website
Welcome the Scottish Rights of Way and Recreation Society Limited
What is the National Access Forum?
What’s in a name?
You are invited to the opening of the Rev A. E. Robertson Memorial Bridge

Scottish Hill Tracks

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Scottish Hill Tracks – the 100+ year story
Scottish Hill Tracks ~ Overview
SECTION 11: Glen Coe & Appin
SECTION 13: Loch Leven to Glen Spean
SECTION 14: Ardgour, Moidart & Morven
SECTION 15: West Mounth & Sidlaw Hills
SECTION 17: Cairngorms
SECTION 19: Monadh Liath
SECTION 2: Central & South-West Borders
SECTION 20: Loch Eil to Glen Shiel
SECTION 21: Glen Affric, Kintail & Strathfarrar
SECTION 22: Mull & Skye
SECTION 23: Wester Ross
SECTION 24: Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
SECTION 3: Lammermuir & Moorfoot Hills
SECTION 4: Pentland Hills
SECTION 5: Clydesdale & Lowther Hills
SECTION 6: Galloway & South Ayrshire
SECTION 7: Arran, Inverclyde & North Ayrshire
SECTION 9: Southern Highlands

Heritage Paths

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Heritage Paths Introduction
Historic Footpaths
The Launch of the Heritage Paths website
About Types of Heritage Paths

Signposting

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1964 When figure 740 changed the face of path signs
A Signposting Tour of the Cairngorms
ScotWays’s Oldest Standing Signpost
The Changing Face of ScotWays Signs
The First ScotWays Signposts

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