MHG17894 - General Wade's Military Road, Fort William - Fort Augustus - Inverness
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Type and Period (1)
- MILITARY ROAD (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH64SE 57 6500 4222 to 6644 4374
NH 6500 4222 - 6664 4495: The B862 public road falls on the line of the 1732 Wade road to its end at Fort George(the castle), Inverness (NH64NE 9).
NH 6512 4000 - 6644 4374: The minor road from Drumashie Moor is on the line of the 1726 wade road to its junction with the 1732 road on the southern outskirts of Inverness. Re-alignment of the road at NH 6555 4096 isolates a 130m length of the old road on the E side, crossing the Holm Burn.
Visited by OS March 1962
Photo taken of bridge crossing Holm Burn at point where B862 enters Inverness and becomes Dores Road.
EB 14/7/03
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6499 4222 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64SW |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/85529 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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