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Heritage Paths Heritage Paths Introduction Historic Footpaths The Launch of the Heritage Paths website About Types of Heritage Paths Coffin RoadsDrove RoadsFish RoadsHeritage Paths IntroductionLeisure PathsMedieval RoadsMilitary RoadsPilgrimage RoutesPostie PathsPublic works and private enterprise: moving towards the modern transport systemReligious RoutesRoman RoadsSalters’ RoadsTrade RoutesTraveller Routes
History Historic Footpaths The Launch of the Heritage Paths website History of Access A Brief History of Access RightsBoardwalks, the oldest types of constructed pathRight to Roam TimelineThe Bedford Memorial BridgeThe Coming of Statutory Access RightsThe Scottish Outdoor Access Code, A Replacement for the Country Code History of ScotWays 175th Anniversary1844 The beginning of ScotWaysScottish Hill Tracks – the 100+ year storyThe Association for the Protection of Public Rights of Roadway in and Around EdinburghThe Bedford Memorial BridgeThe History of ScotWaysWelcome the Scottish Rights of Way and Recreation Society LimitedWhat’s in a name?You are invited to the opening of the Rev A. E. Robertson Memorial Bridge Important People of Scottish Access Adam Black (1784-1874)Archibald Eneas Robertson (1870-1958)Arthur W Russell (1873-1967)Donald Bennet (1928-2013)Donald Grant Moir (1902-1986)John George Bartholomew (1860-1920)John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884)Professor Sir Robert (Bob) Grieve (1910 -1995)Rennie McOwan (1933-2018)Tom Weir (1914-2006)Viscount James Bryce (1838-1922)Walter Arthur Smith (1852-1934)William Ferris (1894-1963) Signposting 1964 When figure 740 changed the face of path signsA Signposting Tour of the CairngormsScotWays’s Oldest Standing SignpostThe Changing Face of ScotWays SignsThe First ScotWays Signposts
Cases under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 Aviemore Highland Resort v Cairngorms National Park Authority Caledonian Heritable Ltd v East Lothian Council Creelman v Argyll & Bute Council Forbes v Fife Council Gloag v Perth & Kinross Council and the Rambler’s Association Judicial Review: Petition of GREGORY BROWN for review of a decision by GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL (Cathkin Park, Glasgow) Law Society of Scotland v Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Renyana Stahl Anstalt v Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority Appeal Decision Snowie v Stirling Council and Ramblers Association Lindsay and Barbara Ross v Stirling Council Tuley v Highland Council Williamson v Highland Activities Limited
Public rights of way and private servitude rights of way Creation of public rights of way – need for public place end points Cuthbertson v YoungDarrie v DrummondDuncan v LeesJenkins v MurrayLauder v MacCollLeith-Buchanan v HoggMagistrates of Dunblane v Arnold-McCullochMarquis of Bute v McKirdy & McMillanMelfort Pier Holidays Ltd v The Melfort Club and OthersMidlothian Council v CrollaOswald v LawrieScott v DrummondSmith v SaxtonWood v North British Railway Creation of public rights of way – use as of right by the public for the prescriptive period Aberdeen City Council v Wanchoo and Neumann v HutchisonAyr Burgh Council v British Transport CommissionBurt v BarclayCadell v StevensonCumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council v Dollar Land (Cumbernauld) LtdDuffield Morgan v Lord AdvocateKinloch’s Trustees v YoungMagistrates of Elgin v RobertsonMcGregor v Crieff Co-operative Society LtdMcInroy v Duke of AtholeNorrie v Magistrates of KirriemuirRhins District Committee of the County Council of Wigtownshire v CunninghameRichardson v Cromarty Petroleum Co LtdRome v Hope JohnstoneScottish Rights of Way & Recreation Society Ltd v MacphersonStrathclyde (Hyndland) Housing Society Ltd v CowieWills Trustees v Cairngorm Canoeing and Sailing School LtdWilson v Jamieson Creation of rights of way – interruption of the prescriptive period Mann v Brodie Different kinds of use of rights of way Aberdeenshire Council v Lord GlentanarCarstairs v SpenceCrawford v LumsdenMacfarlane v Morrison & Others (Robertson’s Trustees)Mackenzie v BankesMalcolm v Lloyd Need for a particular line for public rights of way Home Drummond & Another (Petitioners)Hozier v HawthorneMackintosh v Moir Obstruction of rights of way Aitchison v India Tyre & Rubber Co.Anderson v Earl of MortonDrury v McGarvieEarl of Morton v AndersonFife Council v NisbetGeils v ThomsonGlasgow and Carlisle Road Trustees v TennantGlasgow and Carlisle Road Trustees v WhyteGraham v SharpeHay v Earl of Morton’s TrusteesKirkpatrick v MurrayLanarkshire Water Board v GilchristLord Donington v MairMacdonald v WatsonMidlothian District Council v MacKenzieRodgers v HarvieSoriani v CluckieStewart, Pott & Co. v Brown Brothers & CoSutherland v Thomson Procedural issues Alexander v PickenAlston v RossHope v Landward District Committee of the Parish Council of InvereskMacfie v Scottish Rights of Way and Recreation Society LimitedNairn v SpeediePotter v HamiltonTorrie v Duke of Atholl Public and private rights of way – ancillary rights and burdens Allan v McLachlanLord Burton v MackayMcRobert v ReidMilne v Inveresk Parish CouncilMoncrieff v JamiesonPreston’s Trustees v Preston Relationship of public rights of way with private servitude rights of way and with ‘roads’ under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Public rights of way and ‘roads’ under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Davidson v Earl of FifeHamilton v Dumfries & Galloway CouncilHamilton v Nairn Relationship of public rights of way with private servitude rights of way Alvis v HarrisonMcGavin v McIntyreThomson v Murdoch Rights of way – land owned by statutory undertakers or the Crown Ayr Harbour Trustees v OswaldBritish Transport v Westmoreland County CouncilEdinburgh Corporation v North British Railway Co.Ellice’s Trustees v Commissioners for the Caledonian CanalKinross County Council v ArchibaldLord Advocate v Strathclyde Regional Council and Lord Advocate v Dumbarton District CouncilOban Town Council v Callander & Oban RailwayThe Ramblers Association v The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (and Others)
Navigation rights and rights in relation to the foreshore Navigation rights Campbell’s Trustees v SweeneyColquhoun’s Trustees v Orr Ewing & CoCrown Estate Commissioners v Fairlie Yacht Slip Ltd.Denaby and Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd v AnsonEllerman Lines Ltd v Clyde Navigation TrusteesKames Bay Case – Petition of the Crown Estate CommissionersWalford v DavidWills Trustees v Cairngorm Canoeing and Sailing School Ltd Rights in relation to the foreshore Leith-Buchanan v HoggMarquis of Bute v McKirdy & McMillanOfficers of State v Smith
Liability Cases relating to contributory negligence Smith v Finch Liability of recreational users to one another Anthony Phee v James Gordon & Niddry Castle Golf Club 4 November 2011Milne v DuguidPearson v Lightning Occupiers’ liability: Cases involving ‘hazards’ in the outdoors Anderson v The Scottish MinistersBrown v South Lanarkshire CouncilDuff v East Dunbartonshire CouncilFegan v Highland Regional CouncilGraham v East of Scotland WaterJohnstone v SweeneyLang v Kerr Anderson & Co.Marshall v North Ayrshire CouncilMcCluskey v Lord AdvocateMichael Leonard v The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park AuthorityProsecution by the Health & Safety Executive Dunoon Sheriff Court, 18th August 2010Strachan v Highland CouncilTomlinson v Congleton Borough CouncilTrueman v Aberdeenshire CouncilWright v Nevis Range Development Company Occupiers’ liability: Cases involving children Dawson v Scottish PowerGlasgow Corporation v TaylorJolley v Sutton London Borough CouncilStevenson v Glasgow Corporation Occupiers’ liability: Cases involving facilities/indoor premises McCondichie v Mains Medical CentrePoppleton v Peter Ashley Activities CentrePorter v Borders Council Cases involving animals Gardiner v MillerShirley McKaskie v John CameronWelsh v Brady
Other cases of interest Carol Rohan Beyts v Trump International Golf Club Scotland Limited Law Society of Scotland v Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Neizer v Rhodes R v Howard