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The A861 road is a circuitous, primarily coastal, road in Lochaber, within the Highland council area of Scotland.[1]
The A861 serves the communities of the remote Ardgour, Sunart, Moidart and Ardnamurchan areas Although the ends of this road are only 14 miles (23 km) apart (the direct link being by way of the A830 road) its total length is 80 miles (130 km).[2]
The last stretch to be built was the part from Kinlochmoidart to Lochailort. It was opened on 29 July 1966 by the Minister of State for Scotland, George Willis M.P. Mr Willis described it as the longest completely new road to be built in Scotland since the days of Thomas Telford, 150 years earlier.[3]
- ^ Neil, Wilson (2008). Scotland. ISBN 9781741047257.
- ^ "The Ardnamurchan Loop, stage-by-stage | Breathtaking Roads Coastal". Don't Risk It. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "A new road between Lochailort and Kinacarra" (PDF). Moidart.org.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.