Ca na Catanach

Ca na Catanach
Length 35 km (22 mi)
Location Scotland
Trailheads Dorrery Lodge
Achentoul
Use Hiking

Ca na Catanach (translation: "Sutherland Men's Path") is a road and footpath between Sutherland and Caithness in the northeastern Scottish Highlands.[1] Noted as a medieval drovers' road by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland,[2] it is also a 35 km (22 mi) Heritage Path.[3] Its start point is at Dorrery Lodge and it ends just north of Achentoul. The 14 km (8.7 mi) section from Thurso to Kinbrace is a rough walking path.[4] A 19th century estate road overlies Ca na Catanach.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Resources on Old Scottish Roads". Old Roads of Scotland. http://www.oldroadsofscotland.com/resources%20literature.htm. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
  2. ^ "Ca-na-catanach". Scotlands Places. http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=7753. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "Ca na Catanach". Heritage Paths. http://www.heritagepaths.co.uk/pathdetails.php?path=292. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
  4. ^ "Countryside Ranger Events April 2010-March 2011". hi-arts.co.uk. East Caithness guided walks. p. 2. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:oFfPA4XYgZ0J:www.hi-arts.co.uk/East%2520Caithness%2520guided%2520walks%2520and%2520events%25202010.pdf+%22Ca+na+Catanach%22&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiJw_2QeROtrAF0AL1xscmOBlysHNMeUVhh3WRNpVIMoMPTqGT7fqZxC4uwVaSBjd2Px8xuZ5J25t9xYupA9LzEGRAx9iVOW0ZVCpV96tKUSFUGZP3r_oPXB2TIWBST2wmDn_vg&sig=AHIEtbTHpzIsc6rskDhTT_wQsII8lRffpw. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
  5. ^ "Ca-na-Catanach Track". http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/881993. Retrieved 23 October 2010.