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Corrieyairack Pass is a military road that traverses the Highlands of Inverness-shire, running between Connachie Burn and Culachy. Constructed as part of the network of strategic routes built across Scottish terrain during the 18th century, this road exemplifies the engineered response to the need for rapid military movement through challenging upland country. The road's passage across the pass demonstrates the considerable logistical achievement involved in maintaining communications and troop mobility across the high ground.
The monument sits upon bedrock formed within a major fault zone, where mylonitic rocks and fault-breccia have been created through intense geological movement. This unstable foundation would have presented significant construction challenges, requiring skilled engineering to establish a reliable route across such fractured terrain. The fault zone's influence on the local landscape shaped both the difficulties faced by those who built the road and the line it was obliged to follow.
The Corrieyairack Pass road remains protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland, recognition of its importance as a tangible survival of 18th-century Highland infrastructure. Despite the passage of centuries and the harsh weathering typical of high-altitude Scottish passes, sections of the original construction retain archaeological integrity. The monument preserves evidence of the military imperative that drove the organisation of Scotland's upland landscape.
Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Connachie Burn to Culachy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6143. View the official record →
Corrieyairack Pass is a military road that traverses the Highlands of Inverness-shire, running between Connachie Burn and Culachy. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6143.
Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Connachie Burn to Culachy 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 SM6143.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Black Burn to Connachie Burn (1.3 km), Caledonian Canal,Kyltra Lock (2.2 km), Caledonian Canal,Kyltra Lock to Fort Augustus (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Connachie Burn to Culachy'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.
Corrieyairack Pass,military road,Connachie Burn to Culachy stands on Fault Zone Rocks, Unassigned, bedrock that formed in the Age unknown. The rock here is mylonitic-rock and fault-breccia.