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Two bridges in Glen Ogle. In the foreground the old military road built by Caulfeild in the 1750s, and in the background the current A85 route.

Stones marking the edge of Cauldfeilds Military Road as it descends Glen Ogle, with the A85 up to the right.

The old military road bridge below the modern A85 route in Glen Ogle

The old military road is picked out by a line in the vegetation below the modern A85 as it descends Glen Ogle to Lochearnhead.

The Callander & Oban Railway viaduct is a major landmark from the A85 as it descends Glen Ogle. Here, roles are reversed. In the glen below the old military road runs along the valley floor.

The old Bridge of Avon, built in 1754 by Caulfeild as part of his military road.

Sluggan Bridge on the old military road to Inverness, since superseded by the A9

General Wade's bridge over the River Gloy near the A82 at Invergloy

Two bridges in Glen Ogle, that in the foreground carrying the Glen Ogle Trail, which follows the old military road, and the A85 bridge behind

The old military road through Glen Ogle is still visible as a ledge curving round this low hillside.

One of a number of old bridges on the old military road through Glen Ogle.

This narrow forest ride is supposedly the route of the old military road just north of Glenoglehead

The Bridge of Faillie, probably by General Wade, across the River Nairn on the old military road south from Inverness

Looking across the Bridge of Faillie, probably by General Wade, across the River Nairn on the old military road south from Inverness

Hidden in the trees is the Bridge of Faillie, probably by General Wade, across the River Nairn on the old military road south from Inverness

The bridge built by General Caulfeild at Little Garve, just off the A835

The main arch of the bridge built by General Caulfeild at Little Garve, just off the A835

Looking across the bridge built by General Caulfeild at Little Garve, just off the A835, showing the curvature of the parapets at the eastern end.

Dulsie Bridge over the River Findhorn, built by Caulfeild in 1755

Looking across Dulsie Bridge over the River Findhorn, built by Caulfeild in 1755

Dava Bridge over Dorback Burn on the A939 at Dava

B9007 climbing up to the summit from the south

Milepost on the Bridge of Cally on the A93

The Bridge of Cally across the River Ardle on the A93

The Bridge of Cally across the River Ardle on the A93

The old Bridge of Brown built by Caulfeild in 1754

The old Bridge of Brown built by Caulfeild in 1754, showing the collapse that has occurred

The bridge of Leachd on the A939 below the Lecht Summit

Looking south along the A939 to the Lecht Summit from the Bridge of Leachd

Looking south along the A939 from the Ski Centre to the Lecht Summit beyond.

The two bridges across the River Don at Cock Bridge on the A939

The older bridge across the River Don at Cock Bridge on the A939

The newer bridge across the River Don at Cock Bridge on the A939

The new bridge across the Cock Burn at Cock Bridge on the A939

Delavine Bridge on the military road built by Caulfeild c1754. The bridge lies on the stretch of road now bypassed by the longer route of the A939

The military road built by Caulfeild winds its way across this vast landscape towards the A939 to Braemar. Looking east across Tornahaish Bridge from Delavine