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# 18th Century Military Road and Bridge
This 18th century military road and bridge complex lies 310 metres west of Ballinreigh in Glen Fender, Perthshire, situated on Southern Highland Group bedrock of Middle Cambrian age comprising psammite and pelite. The road forms part of the network of military routes constructed across the Scottish Highlands during the eighteenth century, following the Jacobite uprisings. These routes facilitated troop movement and the assertion of government control over the Highlands during a period of significant political upheaval.
The bridge, constructed as part of this strategic infrastructure, spans the local watercourse that has eroded through the ancient metamorphic bedrock of the glen. The psammite and pelite geology underlying Glen Fender presents challenging terrain typical of the southern Highlands, through which the military planners were obliged to route their roads.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a nationally important structure under scheduled monument reference SM13736, recognising its significance as military heritage and its role in the broader infrastructure of eighteenth century Highland control.
18th century military road and bridge, 310m west of Ballinreigh, Glen Fender is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13736. View the official record →
# 18th Century Military Road and Bridge This 18th century military road and bridge complex lies 310 metres west of Ballinreigh in Glen Fender, Perthshire, situated on Southern Highland Group bedrock of Middle Cambrian age comprising psammite and pelite. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13736.
18th century military road and bridge, 310m west of Ballinreigh, Glen Fender is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13736.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Louis,settlement,field system and cairn 600m NW of (3.5 km), Meikle Tombane, mill 90m WNW of (4.5 km), Meikle Findowie, stone circle 460m S of, Strath Braan (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of 18th century military road and bridge, 310m west of Ballinreigh, Glen Fender's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
18th century military road and bridge, 310m west of Ballinreigh, Glen Fender stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.