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The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile (830 km) scenic route around the north coast of Scotland, starting and ending at Inverness Castle. [1] The route is also known as the NC500 and was launched in 2015, linking many features in the north Highlands of Scotland in one touring route.
The A9 is a major road in Scotland running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles (439 km), it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom.
At 167 miles (269 km), [1] the A82 is the second longest A-road in Scotland, after the A9, and has been described as the "slower but more scenic route" of the two. [3] Initial sections of the road were built by General George Wade from 1724 onwards, though much of the current route was constructed by Thomas Telford in the 19th century.
The A836 is a major road entirely within the Highland area of Scotland. It is 122 miles (196 km) long [1] and runs from Ross and Cromarty to Caithness, with the majority of its length in Sutherland. At 58.648°N where it passes through East Mey, [2] it is the northernmost A-class road in mainland Great Britain.
The A87 is a major road in the Highland region of Scotland.. It runs west from its junction with the A82 road at Invergarry), along the north shores of Loch Garry and Loch Cluanie, then down through Glen Shiel and along Loch Duich to Kyle of Lochalsh before crossing the Skye Bridge to Kyleakin, Broadford, and Portree, before terminating at Uig in the north of the Isle of Skye.
There is a traditional Scottish song about the historic route of which the A830 forms part, called The Road to the Isles.The lyrics mention locations the route passes, including (in order of mention in the song): the Cuillin Hills, Tummel, Loch Rannoch, Lochaber, Shiel, Ailort, Morar, the Skerries and the Lews.