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Corrieyairack Pass is a military road in Inverness-shire, Scotland, extending from Allt Ruadh to the watershed. Built in the early 18th century as part of the strategic network of roads constructed by the British Army following the Jacobite risings, this route crosses one of the Highlands' most challenging mountain passages. The road represents an important engineering achievement of its era, designed to improve military communication and control across the region.
The monument sits within the Grampian Group bedrock, a Neoproterozoic geological formation of psammite and semipelite that creates the mountainous terrain typical of this part of the Central Highlands. These ancient metamorphic rocks form the foundation of the steep, exposed landscape that the military road traverses, contributing to the engineering difficulties faced by its builders and the impressive nature of their accomplishment.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6128, recognising its significance as a surviving example of 18th-century military infrastructure. The Corrieyairack Pass road remains a substantial physical record of the British state's efforts to impose control over the Highlands during a period of considerable political tension and military strategy.
Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Allt Ruadh to watershed is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6128. View the official record →
Corrieyairack Pass is a military road in Inverness-shire, Scotland, extending from Allt Ruadh to the watershed. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6128.
Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Allt Ruadh to watershed 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 SM6128.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Melgarve to Allt Ruadh (2.1 km), Corrieyairack Pass,military road,watershed to Allt Lagan a'Bhainne (2.8 km), Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Allt Lagan a'Bhainne to Black Burn (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Allt Ruadh to watershed's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Allt Ruadh to watershed stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.