Road Trip Drive With Music From Applecross On History Visit To Western Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip drive on the North Coast 500 route from Applecross down the famous Bealach na Ba single track road on ancestry, history visit to the Western Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. This road is a traditional cattle drovers' route from the Western Isles to the markets in the Central Belt. From Isle of Skye, the cattle would have been swum across to Applecross via Raasay as an alternative route to crossing near Kyle. Despite the road's importance to the community it serves, as much so as many of the B-roads in the Highlands, it was never classified, and this is probably due to the steepness and height of the pass. A single track road or one lane road is a road that permits two way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow vehicles to pass one another, although sometimes two compact cars can pass. This kind of road is common in rural areas across the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The term is widely used in Scotland, particularly the Highlands, to describe such roads. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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