Comyn's Road is an ancient roadway in Scotland, linking Blair Atholl in

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...

and Ruthven, Badenoch, in the Highlands. Named for

Clan Cumming Clan Cumming ( gd, Na Cuimeinich ), also known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th-century Scotland and in the Wars of Scottish Independence. The Clan Comyn was once the mo ...

(''Clan Comyn''), it runs for , although today it is only visible in the high ground between Dalnamein Forest and Gaick Forest. The road dates to the

mediaeval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

period, and was in use until the 17th century, when a shorter route, the Minigaig, was favoured. File:Minigaig and Comyn's Road, Braes of Ruthven - geograph.org.uk - 809273.jpg, The last part of the Gaick road runs down through farmland to Ruthven

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{{reflist 13th-century establishments in Scotland Roads in Scotland Medieval Scotland