Ca na Catanach explained

Ca na Catanach (translation: "Sutherland Men's Path") is a road and footpath between Sutherland and Caithness through the moorland in the northeastern Scottish Highlands.^[1] Noted as a post-medieval drovers' road in the Highland Historic Environment Record,^[2] it is also a 35order=flipNaNorder=flip Heritage Path.^[3] Its start point is at Dorrery Lodge and it ends just north of Achentoul. The 14km (09miles) section from Thurso to Kinbrace is a rough walking path.^[4] A 19th-century estate road overlies Ca na Catanach.^[5] In the 1870s Ordnance Survey recorded that point the drove road crosses the historic county border is atop of an eminence known as Cnoc nan Goile, and the name Ca-na-Catanach only applies to the section between Dorrery and Cnoc nan Goile.^[6]

References

58.4695°N -3.6149°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Resources on Old Scottish Roads. Old Roads of Scotland. 23 October 2010.
2. Web site: MHG835 - Drove Road, Ca-na-Catanach. Highland Historic Environment Record. The Highland Council. 4 April 2021.
3. Web site: Ca na Catanach. Heritage Paths. 23 October 2010.
4. Web site: Countryside Ranger Events April 2010-March 2011. hi-arts.co.uk. East Caithness guided walks. 2. 23 October 2010.
5. Web site: Ca-na-Catanach Track. 23 October 2010.
6. Web site: Caithness OS Name Books, 1871-1873 Caithness volume 04 OS1/7/4/133. Ordnance Survey. scotlandsplaces.gov.uk.