Thieves' Road Path
'In the old days, cattle thieves in the relatively lawless Speyside and Badenoch regions would make their way to Lochaber to sell their prizes. This route would have been one of their primary routes to the Lochaber region, and to Fort William in particular. The Black Watch, which was created to stop cattle thieving, was based, in part, at Dalwhinnie at the beginning of this route. Presumably, this was due to the route's popularity amongst reivers.'
'This long route was used for centuries by cattle thieves making their way south and west from the Central Highlands. It passes by two of the great mountains in Scotland, Ben Alder and Ben Nevis, and heads over the northern edge of Rannoch Moor.'
Note The 'route survey is at least 15 years old, so we would be grateful to anyone who supplies us with an updated version'.
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