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St Duthac's Way [Inverness-shire]
'This is the original route through Glen Affric which fell into disuse when the present public road on the north side of the River Affric through Chisholm's Pass was made in the 19th century. It is shown on Roy's map of 1755 as Road from Kintail to Inverness ...
'The original route on the south side of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin is now very difficult to pass due to forestry. Some intrepid surveyors have managed to hack their way through and poles were placed along the route some years ago, but these are unlikely to be easy to find. However it is a great shame that the whole of this path is ignored for the difficulty in passing a relatively short stretch. The views are apparently far better than those of the shoreside path.'
'St Duthac was a beloved saint of Scotland previous to the Reformation. Duthac was born at Tain, later becoming Bishop of Rosshire, and then buried at Tain upon his death in 1065. A great missionary walker, Duthac covered a lot of ground in his efforts at conversion and many local place names bear his name. Duthac was educated in Ireland and it may be that St Duthac's Way follows the path he took when travelling back and forth from Ireland. It appears more likely, however, that St Duthac's Way is the route Duthac took between his parishes while he was a bishop, connecting Easter Ross with Kintail.'
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