Corrieyairack Pass
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Corrieyairack Pass (1731-1850)Description
This pass, at an altitude of 2526 ft, is on the former Military Road built by General Wade's troops in 1731 between Ruthven Barracks and Fort Augustus.
The road fell out of use as a maintained public way between 1830 (surface repairs) and 1850 (bridge repairs).
Today it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Road pass military way military road General Wade Scheduled Ancient Monument| Nearby stations Aberchalder Fort Augustus Invergarry Fort Augustus Pier Tulloch Fersit Halt Invergloy Platform Roy Bridge Dalwhinnie Spean Bridge Gairlochy Newtonmore Corrour Kingussie Dalnaspidal | Calder Burn Viaduct Loch Oich Tunnel Invergarry Iron Works Tourist/other Aberchalder Lodge Meall an-t-Snaim Sron Coire a^Chriochairein Bridge of Oich Stob Poite Coire Ardair East Peak Loch Oich Stob Poite Coire Ardair Carn Liath Glengarry Castle Hotel Stob Coire Dubh Invergarry Castle Fort Augustus RNAD Depot |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1731 | Dalwhinnie to Fort Augustus [Fort] Military Road Road built. This road uses the high Corrieyairack Pass crossing from the watershed of the River Spey to the River Tarff. A further short portion near Dalwhinnie ran to the Ruthven Barracks. |
