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Heritage Path for September 2025: Applecross Coffin Roads

Heritage Path for September 2025: Applecross Coffin Roads

Heritage Path of the Month. Applecross Coffin Roads is our Heritage Path of the Month for September 2025, click here to view the details More about Applecross Coffin Roads: From Applecross village (Clachan) go round the head of the bay and take the private road, which...

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Harvie’s Dyke: Glasgow’s Forgotten Triumph

Harvie’s Dyke: Glasgow’s Forgotten Triumph

In June 2025, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh co-hosted a fascinating lunch-time talk by Christopher A Whatley, which our Senior Access Officer, Eleisha Fahy, was delighted to attend online. She reports... Professor Whatley...

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Heritage Path for August 2025: Ben More Drove Roads

Heritage Path for August 2025: Ben More Drove Roads

Heritage Path of the Month. Ben More Drove Roads is our Heritage Path of the Month for August 2025, click here to view the details More about Ben More Drove Roads: From Ardvergnish, ascend over the shoulder of A' Chioch (northwards) and descend for 1km to the col...

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Heritage Path for July 2025: Coffin Road to Kintail

Heritage Path for July 2025: Coffin Road to Kintail

Heritage Path of the Month. Coffin Road to Kintail is our Heritage Path of the Month for July 2025, click here to view the details More about Coffin Road to Kintail: From Inchvuilt in Glen Strathfarrar, a right of way follows a track up the Uisge Misgeach (Drunken...

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Heritage Path for June 2025: Inverie to Glen Dessary Path

Heritage Path for June 2025: Inverie to Glen Dessary Path

Heritage Path of the Month. Inverie to Glen Dessary Path is our Heritage Path of the Month for June 2025, click here to view the details More about the Inverie to Glen Dessary Path: Start from the end of the public road near Strathan. Go up the private road on the...

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Improvements to Heritage Paths

Improvements to Heritage Paths

ScotWays is delighted to have received a grant from the Scottish Mountaineering Trust to develop our Heritage Paths project. Heritage Paths was launched in 2007 to identify historic routes throughout Scotland, to research their history and accessibility, and to...

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Heritage Path for May 2025: Corrieyairack Pass

Heritage Path for May 2025: Corrieyairack Pass

Heritage Path of the Month. Corrieyairack Pass is our Heritage Path of the Month for May 2025, click here to view the details More about the Corrieyairack Pass: Please note: this military road is legally protected through its designation by Historic Scotland as...

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Heritage Path for March 2025: Glen Tilt

Heritage Path for March 2025: Glen Tilt

Heritage Path of the Month. Glen Tilt is our Heritage Path of the Month for March 2025, click here to view the details More about Glen Tilt: From Linn of Dee to the Geldie Burn a good estate track exists. At the Geldie Burn there is no longer any bridge. After...

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Heritage Path for February 2025: The Tolmounth (Jock’s Road)

Heritage Path for February 2025: The Tolmounth (Jock’s Road)

Heritage Path of the Month. The Tolmounth (Jock's Road) is our Heritage Path of the Month for February 2025, click here to view the details More about The Tolmounth (Jock's Road): Auchallater is 3km south of Braemar along the A93. From there go southeast up Glen...

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Heritage Path for January 2025: Old Road to Glenshee

Heritage Path for January 2025: Old Road to Glenshee

Heritage Path of the Month. Old Road to Glenshee is our Heritage Path of the Month for January 2025, click here to view the details More about Old Road to Glenshee: From Enochdhu go north-east by an estate road, with larch gates through two deer fences, towards Elrig....

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Heritage Path for December 2024: Bunavullin Coffin Road

Heritage Path for December 2024: Bunavullin Coffin Road

Heritage Path of the Month. Bunavullin Coffin Road is our Heritage Path of the Month for December 2024, click here to view the details More about Bunavullin Coffin Road: From Bunavullin take the track to Mungosdail, then continue through the forest for 1500m. Just...

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