Game: Name that road!

[Dogtrousers]

For additional pedantry, the Insectivora classification of animals has been abandoned.

I never got the memo

 

[Aravis]

To the topic - is it a road? In a place?

You're referring to the latest picture? Yes, it's 100% a proper road, but not particularly near a settlement of any kind. @T4tomo has made a good start.

 

[BrumJim]

I suspect that is a pipe related to hydro power in scotland somewhere

Looks more like a supply to a major city. Elan Valley, Wales to Birmingham? Lake Vrynwy?

 

[Aravis]

Looks more like a supply to a major city. Elan Valley, Wales to Birmingham? Lake Vrynwy?

No, @T4tomo is correct.

 

[T4tomo]

No, @T4tomo is correct.

He's pretty sharp the T4tomo chap!

what i don't know is whether that pipeline is still visible on streetview today?

or where the eff it is, as there were already quite a lot of hydro schemes in Scotland by 1965

 

[Aravis]

It's clearly visible on the latest streetview images, but it doesn't stand out quite like it used to. This seems to be fairly typical:

I get the feeling you may be waiting for another proclamation, one that might indicate which well-known route this is on?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It’s not the Ben Lawer‘s pipeline

 

[T4tomo]

It's clearly visible on the latest streetview images, but it doesn't stand out quite like it used to. This seems to be fairly typical:

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I get the feeling you may be waiting for another proclamation, one that might indicate which well-known route this is on?

I thought I'd found it in a letter, but lots of places but no routes as such, and not much in those places to lead me to a pipeline, bar one but cant find it there? i must be humming the wrong tune?

 

[slow scot]

Not easy to place this, but is it the road down to the Tummel Bridge power station?

 

[Aravis]

By referencing the Proclaimers, I was trying to hint at the number 500 - just as well I didn't try to use the Roman numeral!

So this is on NC500, and therefore on a through road. The vegetation has changed, softening the visual impact of the pipe but it remains clearly visible. The road appears to be unimproved.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Only 500 miles of road to check then…

 

[Alex321]

Only 500 miles of road to check then…

Most of the NC500 is on A roads, and I think those have all been rather improved since the 60's.

 

[T4tomo]

By referencing the Proclaimers, I was trying to hint at the number 500 - just as well I didn't try to use the Roman numeral!

So this is on NC500, and therefore on a through road. The vegetation has changed, softening the visual impact of the pipe but it remains clearly visible. The road appears to be unimproved.

i was humming the wrong tune, I was on letter from america and thinking of Lochaber which has a hydro scheme

Bathgate no more
Linwood no more
Methil no more
Lochaber no more.

 

[Aravis]

Only 500 miles of road to check then…

I would say there are large sections which can be quickly dismissed.

Most of the NC500 is on A roads, and I think those have all been rather improved since the 60's.

As so often, Ordnance Survey is your friend.

 

[Alex321]

It's clearly visible on the latest streetview images, but it doesn't stand out quite like it used to. This seems to be fairly typical:

View attachment 616101

I get the feeling you may be waiting for another proclamation, one that might indicate which well-known route this is on?

Found that spot

Now just got to find the spot from the original photo