Comyn's Road is an ancient roadway in Scotland, linking
Blair Atholl in
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
and
Ruthven, Badenoch, in the
Highlands. Named for
Clan Cumming
Clan Cumming ( gd, Na Cuimeinich ), also known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th-century Scotland and in the Wars of Scottish Independence. The Clan Comyn was once the mo ...
(''Clan Comyn''), it runs for , although today it is only visible in the high ground between
Dalnamein Forest and
Gaick Forest.
The road dates to the
mediaeval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
period, and was in use until the 17th century, when a shorter route, the Minigaig, was favoured.
References
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13th-century establishments in Scotland
Roads in Scotland
Medieval Scotland