Signs for the road to Applecross in 1975
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Signs for the road to Applecross in 1975
Image: © Francis W Chadwick Taken: 24 Jun 1975
These were the signs by the junction of the A896 road and the old road to Applecross, which were erected before the alternative road along the coast had opened. The original road through Bealach na Bà (the Pass of the Cattle) was and is notorious for its steepness, narrowness and hairpin bends. It is still open (when weather conditions permit), but the new road gives a useful alternative. Not long after this photo was taken, the new road had opened. The signs then changed, as shown in this photograph from 1980:- Image
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