About Access Rights 33 #RespectProtectEnjoy Rights of Way FAQ What are Outdoor Access Rights? Rights of Way Development Proposals and Outdoor AccessMoving and Closing PathsPath MaintenancePrivate Signs, Private Roads, Public Roads, What’s the difference?Rights of Access to LandRights of Way and Motor Vehicles Statutory Access Rights A Brief History of Access RightsA local landowner has fenced off a path that is well used by local people, and has put up a sign saying No trespassers’. What can I do about it?Are access rights different in Scotland from those in England and Wales?Can I go wild camping in Scotland?Horse riders are using a local path and churning it up so that it is difficult for walkers to use. What can be done?Moving and Closing PathsNo Right of Access to Land in Scotland through the Scottish Outdoor Access CodePath MaintenancePrivate Signs, Private Roads, Public Roads, What’s the difference?Right to Roam Timeline
The Bookshelf 35 Welcome to The Bookshelf Legislation Legislation 1840-1849Legislation 1860-1869Legislation 1890-1899Legislation 1950-1959Legislation 1960-1969Legislation 1970-1979Legislation 1980-1989Legislation 1990-1999Legislation 2000-2009Legislation 2010-2019 Guidance on Legislation Guidance on Legislation 1990-1999Guidance on Legislation 2000-2009Guidance on Legislation 2010-2019Guidance on Legislation 2020-2029 Responsible Access Publications on Responsible Access 1990-1999Publications on Responsible Access 2000-2009Publications on Responsible Access 2010-2019 Rights of Way and Outdoor Access Management Land Management Managing Land for Outdoor Access 2000-2009 Path Management Path Management 1980-1989Path Management 1990-1999Path Management 2000-2009Path Management 2010-2019Path Management 2020-2029 People Management Managing the Public 2000-2009Managing the Public 2010-2019 Signposting Signposting and Interpretation 1990-1999Signposting and Interpretation 2010-2019Signposting and Interpretation 2020-2029 Surveys of Rights of Way, Access and Procedures Surveys of Rights of Way, Outdoor Access and Procedures 1980-1989Surveys of Rights of Way, Outdoor Access and Procedures 1990-1999Surveys of Rights of Way, Outdoor Access and Procedures 2000-2009Surveys of Rights of Way, Outdoor Access and Procedures 2010-2019Surveys of Rights of Way, Outdoor Access and Procedures 2020-2029
Court Cases 146 An outline of the Scottish Courts System The Authority of Case Law The complexity of the law Cases under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 Aviemore Highland Resort v Cairngorms National Park AuthorityCaledonian Heritable Ltd v East Lothian CouncilCreelman v Argyll & Bute CouncilForbes v Fife CouncilGloag v Perth & Kinross Council and the Rambler’s AssociationJudicial Review: Petition of GREGORY BROWN for review of a decision by GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL (Cathkin Park, Glasgow)Law Society of Scotland v Scottish Legal Complaints CommissionRenyana Stahl Anstalt v Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority Appeal DecisionSnowie v Stirling Council and Ramblers Association Lindsay and Barbara Ross v Stirling CouncilTuley v Highland Council Public rights of way and private servitude rights of way Creation of public rights of way – need for public place end points Cuthbertson v YoungDarrie v DrummondDuncan v LeesJenkins v MurrayLauder v MacCollLeith-Buchanan v HoggMagistrates of Dunblane v Arnold-McCullochMarquis of Bute v McKirdy & McMillanMelfort Pier Holidays Ltd v The Melfort Club and OthersMidlothian Council v Crolla Creation of public rights of way – use as of right by the public for the prescriptive period Aberdeen City Council v Wanchoo and Neumann v HutchisonAyr Burgh Council v British Transport CommissionBurt v BarclayCadell v StevensonCumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council v Dollar Land (Cumbernauld) LtdDuffield Morgan v Lord AdvocateKinloch’s Trustees v YoungMagistrates of Elgin v RobertsonMcGregor v Crieff Co-operative Society LtdMcInroy v Duke of Athole Creation of rights of way – interruption of the prescriptive period Mann v Brodie Different kinds of use of rights of way Aberdeenshire Council v Lord GlentanarCarstairs v SpenceCrawford v LumsdenMacfarlane v Morrison & Others (Robertson’s Trustees)Mackenzie v BankesMalcolm v Lloyd Need for a particular line for public rights of way Home Drummond & Another (Petitioners)Hozier v HawthorneMackintosh v Moir Obstruction of rights of way Aitchison v India Tyre & Rubber Co.Anderson v Earl of MortonDrury v McGarvieEarl of Morton v AndersonFife Council v NisbetGeils v ThomsonGlasgow and Carlisle Road Trustees v TennantGlasgow and Carlisle Road Trustees v WhyteGraham v SharpeHay v Earl of Morton’s Trustees Procedural issues Alexander v PickenAlston v RossHope v Landward District Committee of the Parish Council of InvereskMacfie v Scottish Rights of Way and Recreation Society LimitedNairn v SpeediePotter v HamiltonTorrie v Duke of Atholl Public and private rights of way – ancillary rights and burdens Allan v McLachlanLord Burton v MackayMcRobert v ReidMilne v Inveresk Parish CouncilMoncrieff v JamiesonPreston’s Trustees v Preston Relationship of public rights of way with private servitude rights of way and with ‘roads’ under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Public rights of way and ‘roads’ under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Davidson v Earl of FifeHamilton v Dumfries & Galloway CouncilHamilton v Nairn Relationship of public rights of way with private servitude rights of way Alvis v HarrisonMcGavin v McIntyreThomson v Murdoch Rights of way – land owned by statutory undertakers or the Crown Ayr Harbour Trustees v OswaldBritish Transport v Westmoreland County CouncilEdinburgh Corporation v North British Railway Co.Ellice’s Trustees v Commissioners for the Caledonian CanalKinross County Council v ArchibaldLord Advocate v Strathclyde Regional Council and Lord Advocate v Dumbarton District CouncilOban Town Council v Callander & Oban RailwayThe Ramblers Association v The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (and Others) Navigation rights and rights in relation to the foreshore Navigation rights Campbell’s Trustees v SweeneyColquhoun’s Trustees v Orr Ewing & CoCrown Estate Commissioners v Fairlie Yacht Slip Ltd.Denaby and Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd v AnsonEllerman Lines Ltd v Clyde Navigation TrusteesKames Bay Case – Petition of the Crown Estate CommissionersWalford v DavidWills Trustees v Cairngorm Canoeing and Sailing School Ltd Rights in relation to the foreshore Leith-Buchanan v HoggMarquis of Bute v McKirdy & McMillanOfficers of State v Smith Liability Cases relating to contributory negligence Smith v Finch Liability of recreational users to one another Anthony Phee v James Gordon & Niddry Castle Golf Club 4 November 2011Milne v DuguidPearson v Lightning Occupiers’ liability: Cases involving ‘hazards’ in the outdoors Anderson v The Scottish MinistersBrown v South Lanarkshire CouncilDuff v East Dunbartonshire CouncilFegan v Highland Regional CouncilGraham v East of Scotland WaterJohnstone v SweeneyLang v Kerr Anderson & Co.Marshall v North Ayrshire CouncilMcCluskey v Lord AdvocateMichael Leonard v The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority Occupiers’ liability: Cases involving children Dawson v Scottish PowerGlasgow Corporation v TaylorJolley v Sutton London Borough CouncilStevenson v Glasgow Corporation Occupiers’ liability: Cases involving facilities/indoor premises McCondichie v Mains Medical CentrePoppleton v Peter Ashley Activities CentrePorter v Borders Council Cases involving animals Gardiner v MillerShirley McKaskie v John CameronWelsh v Brady Other cases of interest Carol Rohan Beyts v Trump International Golf Club Scotland LimitedLaw Society of Scotland v Scottish Legal Complaints CommissionNeizer v RhodesR v Howard
Heritage Paths 18 Heritage Paths Introduction Historic Footpaths The Launch of the Heritage Paths website About Types of Heritage Paths Coffin RoadsDrove RoadsFish RoadsHeritage Paths IntroductionLeisure PathsMedieval RoadsMilitary RoadsPilgrimage RoutesPostie PathsPublic works and private enterprise: moving towards the modern transport system
History 36 Historic Footpaths The Launch of the Heritage Paths website History of Access A Brief History of Access RightsBoardwalks, the oldest types of constructed pathRight to Roam TimelineThe Bedford Memorial BridgeThe Coming of Statutory Access RightsThe Scottish Outdoor Access Code, A Replacement for the Country CodeWhat is the National Access Forum? History of ScotWays 175th Anniversary1844 The beginning of ScotWaysScottish Hill Tracks – the 100+ year storyThe Association for the Protection of Public Rights of Roadway in and Around EdinburghThe Bedford Memorial BridgeThe History of ScotWaysWelcome the Scottish Rights of Way and Recreation Society LimitedWhat’s in a name?You are invited to the opening of the Rev A. E. Robertson Memorial Bridge Important People of Scottish Access Adam Black (1784-1874)Archibald Eneas Robertson (1870-1958)Arthur W Russell (1873-1967)Donald Bennet (1928-2013)Donald Grant Moir (1902-1986)John George Bartholomew (1860-1920)John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884)Professor Sir Robert (Bob) Grieve (1910 -1995)Rennie McOwan (1933-2018)Tom Weir (1914-2006) Signposting 1964 When figure 740 changed the face of path signsA Signposting Tour of the CairngormsScotWays’s Oldest Standing SignpostThe Changing Face of ScotWays SignsThe First ScotWays Signposts
