Roy’s Roadss
The road-network from William Roy’s Military Survey of Scotland. 1747
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Links
Roy’s Maps at the National Library of Scotland
Mosaicing, Georeferencing, Fleet and Kowal. 2007
Old Roads of Scotland
Last updated Nov.2020