2020

NJ0038 : Woodside of Dava

taken 4 years ago, near to Dava, Highland, Scotland

Woodside of Dava
Woodside of Dava
You can barely see Woodside from here, in fact, especially without sunshine to pick it out. The first edition of the six-inch Ordnance Survey map shows the Dava Inn on that site, and the second edition omits the inn but adds a school house. The road snaking into the distance is the minor road to Carrbridge via Lochindorb.
The Dava Way

The Dava Way is a 38 kilometre (24 mile) path linking Grantown-on-Spey with Forres. For most of the way it uses the trackbed of the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway, which was closed in 1965.

It's a long but very easy walk on firm ground with no steep climbs, and most of it is on moorland with open views. There are numerous points where it is close to the A940 or A939, so it can easily be done in several shorter sections rather than the full 24 miles having to be done in a single expedition.

It's also well maintained, being looked after by the volunteers of the Dava Way Association. See LinkExternal link for information about the Association.

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway

The railway between Inverness and Perth was opened in 1863, and in 1865 merged with the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway to form the Highland Railway. The section between Aviemore and Forres was closed in 1965.


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NJ0038, 80 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Anne Burgess   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 19 August, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 22 August, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 0040 3838 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:25.4890N 3:39.6123W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 0096 3844
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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