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A9 road
Direction	North-South
Start	Polmont
Primary destinations1	Stirling Perth Inverness Thurso
End	Scrabster
Roads joined
Euroroute(s)	E 15
Notes Primary destinations as specified by the Department for Transport: however signs often show other locations erroneously.

The A9 north of Brora

The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles, it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom. Historically it was the main road between Edinburgh and John o' Groats, and has been called the spine of Scotland [1] and The Road of Death due to its high rate of accidents. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... , Polmont is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... This article refers to the town in Scotland. ... Thurso is a small town in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. ... European Route Sign The international E-road network is a network of roads in Europe, numbered E1 and up. ... In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ... Image File history File links A9_north_of_Brora. ... Image File history File links A9_north_of_Brora. ... Brora (Scottish Gaelic: Brùra) is a small town in the east of Sutherland in Northern Scotland. ... For other uses, see Road (disambiguation). ... Falkirk (an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. ... The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... This article is about the country. ... This article refers to the town in Scotland. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... John o Groats (Taigh Iain Ghròt in Scottish Gaelic) (grid reference ND380734) is a village in the traditional county of Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland, and is usually regarded as the most northerly settlement on the mainland of Great Britain. ...

In the south the road's importance has been eclipsed by (1) the A90 across the Forth Road Bridge and the M90 motorway, which now link Edinburgh more directly with Perth, bypassing Stirling and Bridge of Allan as formerly important bridge points, and (2) the M9, which is now the main road between Edinburgh and Bridge of Allan. Between Edinbugh and Falkirk the old A9 route has been reclassified into the A803 and the B9080 amongst others; part of the route between Kirkliston and Maybury no longer exists as the area is now part of Edinburgh Airport. Between Falkirk and Bridge of Allan the A9 survives as a more or less parallel road to the M9. The A90 is a major road in Scotland. ... The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... The M90 motorway is a major road in Scotland. ... This article is about the structure. ... The M9 motorway is also the name of roads in Russia (see Baltic Highway) and Ireland (see N9 road). ...

The link between the M9 and the A9, by Bridge of Allan, is the notorious Keir Roundabout. "The Keir roundabout produces more accidents per year than any other site in central Scotland." [2]

The 138 mile section between Bridge of Allan and Inverness, via Perth, was substantially rebuilt during the 1970s, 80s and early 90s, but it follows essentially the same route, except where it skirts towns and villages instead of running through their centres. Between Perth and Inverness the road has been dubbed the Killer, because of accidents and fatalities associated with the way dual-carriageway sections merge into single-carriageway. The Scottish Government is now giving serious consideration to converting the entire Perth-Inverness section to dual carriageway with more grade separated junctions, but at an estimated cost of £600 million and environmental opposition (the road cuts through some of the most picturesque parts of the Highlands), it may be many years before this goal is ever realised. “Miles” redirects here. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... A typical British dual carriageway, this one being the A63(T) near Hull A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median. ... The logo of the Governemnt, incorporating the Saltire. ...

The M90 meets the A9 at Broxden Junction, on the outskirts of Perth. Broxden Junction is one of the busiest and most important road junctions in Scotland. Map of Broxden Junction Broxden Junction is one of the busiest and most important road junctions in Scotland. ... In the field of road transport, a road junction is a place where two or more roads either meet or cross. ...

In the north, beyond Inverness, the A9 designation has been transferred (1) in response to construction of new bridges across the Moray Firth (the Kessock Bridge), the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth, and (2) so that the A9 leads not to John o' Groats but to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso, where a government-supported ferry service takes traffic to and from Stromness in Orkney. Therefore various towns and villages which were on the A9 are now seriously distanced from this trunk road.^[1] The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular area of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness. ... Kessock Bridge Evening at Kessock Bridge The Kessock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Inverness Firth, an inlet of the Moray Firth, between the village of North Kessock and the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. ... External link Cromarty Firth Port Authority Categories: 1911 Britannica | UK geography stubs | Geography of Scotland | Special protection areas in the UK | Ports and harbours of the UK ... Dornoch Firth is an inlet in northern Scotland, near the Black Isle. ... Scrabster Harbour is an important port of the scottish fishing industry[1]. It is located in the North of Scotland at the Thurso Bay (aka Scrabster Bay). ... Stromness is the second-largest town in the Orkney Islands and is located on the southwestern edge of the mainland of Orkney. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 16th  - Total 990 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Kirkwall ISO 3166-2 GB-ORK ONS code 00RA Demographics Population Ranked 32nd  - Total (2006) 19,800  - Density 20 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Orkney Islands Council http://www. ... A63(T) trunk road A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports, etc. ...

Between Perth and Inverness, the A9 forms part of Euroroute E15. Inverness is the northern terminus of this route, and it runs south to the southern Spanish town of Algeciras. European Route Sign The international E-road network is a network of roads in Europe, numbered E1 and up. ... The E15 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. ... Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, near the British colony/Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, slightly to the north from Tarifa, which is the southernmost town of the peninsular Spain and Europe (, ). Both cities are situated on the Strait of Gibraltar; Algeciras also faces the Mediterranean. ...

Falkirk to Bridge of Allan

From Falkirk to Bridge of Allan the A9 runs through or near Bannockburn, Larbert and Stirling. Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac, the Variagated [or Speckled] Church [presumably referring to a church building built of many-coloured stones]) in Scottish Gaelic, La Chapelle de Fayerie in French) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow... Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ... The centre of Bannockburn Telfords circular roadbridge over the Bannock Burn Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. ... Larbert is a parish and town of Stirlingshire, Scotland, Pop. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ...

Bridge of Allan to Inverness

From Bridge of Allan to Inverness the A9 runs through or near Lecropt, Dunblane, Blackford, Auchterarder, Broxden Junction, Perth, Birnam, Dunkeld, Pitlochry, Blair Atholl, the Grampian Mountains, Dalwhinnie, Kingussie, Aviemore and Carrbridge. Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... // Lecropt is a rural parish lying to the west of Bridge of Allan, Scotland. ... Dunblane Hydro by Angela Mudge Dunblane (Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town north of Stirling in the Stirling council area in Scotland. ... Blackford is located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 5 miles from the town of Auchterarder. ... Auchterarder (Scottish Gaelic: Uachdar Ardair) is a small burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. ... Map of Broxden Junction Broxden Junction is one of the busiest and most important road junctions in Scotland. ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... Birnam is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Dunkeld (Dùn Chailleann in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 15 miles north of Perth on the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite (north) side of the River Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam. ... Pitlochry Chruch of Scotland and Tryst. ... Blair Atholl is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland. ... The Grampian Mountains or Grampians are one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland. ... Dalwhinnie (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh; NN634848) is a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. ... Kingussie is a small burgh in the Scottish Highlands adjacent to the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 served as the towns main street. ... , Aviemore[1] (Scottish Gaelic: An Aghaidh Mhòr) is a tourist resort in the Highlands of Scotland. ... Carrbridge is a village in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. ...

Inverness to Thurso

Places

From Inverness the A9 runs across, through or near the Moray Firth, the Black Isle, Tore, Muir of Ord, Conon Bridge, the Cromarty Firth, Easter Ross, Dingwall, Evanton, Alness, Invergordon, Nigg Bay, Fearn, Tain, the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland, Dornoch, The Mound, Golspie, Dunrobin Castle, Brora, Helmsdale, Caithness, Berriedale (and the Berriedale Braes), Dunbeath, Latheron, Mybster, Georgemas and Thurso. The road ends at Scrabster Harbour, Thurso. This article is about the city in Scotland. ... The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular area of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness. ... The Black Isle (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Dubh) is an eastern area of Ross and Cromarty. ... Tore is a small village on the Black Isle, in the Highland region of Scotland. ... Muir of Ord railway station is a station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the north of Scotland. ... Conon Bridge is a small village near the market town of Dingwall. ... External link Cromarty Firth Port Authority Categories: 1911 Britannica | UK geography stubs | Geography of Scotland | Special protection areas in the UK | Ports and harbours of the UK ... Easter Ross is a loosely defined area in the east of the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty. ... See Dingwall (name) for the Scottish family name. ... Village Welcome Sign Evanton ( or Baile Eòghainn in Gaelic) is a small town, or rather, a large village in Easter Ross, in the Highland region of Scotland. ... Alness is a village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. ... Invergordon is a town and port in northern Scotland. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Tain (Ordnance Survey grid reference NH779821) is a royal burgh in the county of Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Dornoch Firth is an inlet in northern Scotland, near the Black Isle. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. ... , The Royal Burgh of Dornoch (Gaelic: Dòrnach, pronounced ) is a town and seaside resort in the Highlands of Scotland, on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, close to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east. ... Golspie is a small,coastal village in the far North of Scotland. ... Dunrobin Castle and Gardens Dunrobin Castle Rear of Dunrobin Castle Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the seat of the Earls of Sutherland. ... Brora (Scottish Gaelic: Brùra) is a small town in the east of Sutherland in Northern Scotland. ... Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of the Highland region of Scotland. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic)[1] is a committee area of Highland Council, Scotland; a lieutenancy area; and a registration county, Caithness was formerly a district within the Highland region from 1975 to 1996 and a local government county with its own county council from 1890 to 1975. ... Berriedale is a suburb in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. ... Dunbeath is a village in south-east Caithness, Scotland on the A9 road. ... Latheron is a sparsely populated parish in the northern Scottish county of Caithness. ... Georgemas is an area in the county of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of the town of Thurso and about two kilometres (one mile) east of the village of Halkirk. ... This article refers to the town in Scotland. ... Scrabster Harbour is an important port of the scottish fishing industry[1]. It is located in the North of Scotland at the Thurso Bay (aka Scrabster Bay). ...

Junctions

From the A96 in the Raigmore area of Inverness the A9 has junctions with other classified roads as follows: The A96 is a major road in Scotland. ... The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering system used to classify and identify all major roads in Great Britain. ...

• In the Inverness area:
  • The A96 (Ordnance Survey grid reference NH687456).
  • The A82 in the Longman area (grid reference NH673467). Just north of this junction the Kessock Bridge (NH664476) carries the A9 over the Moray Firth to the Black Isle.

• On the Black Isle:
  • The B9161 (NH629493).
  • At Tore, near Muir of Ord and Conon Bridge:
    • The A832 and the A835 (NH602524). The A832 and the A835 meet the A9 at the same roundabout, at Tore. The A832 links Muir of Ord with the A9. The A835 links Conon Bridge.
  • The B9169 (NH590569).
  • The B9163 (NH594600). Just north of this junction the A9 bridges the Cromarty Firth (NH589613) to reach Easter Ross.

• In Easter Ross:
  • Near Dingwall:
    • The A862 (NH586622).
  • In the Evanton, Alness, Invergordon area:
    • The B817 (NH604648). The B817 runs through Evanton, Alness and Invergordon. The A9 alignment here is more west-east than south-north. Evanton and Alness are north of the A9. Invergordon is to the south.
    • The B9176 (NH629676).
    • The B817 (NH665690).
    • The B817 (NH768749).
  • Near Nigg Bay
    • The B9175 (NH793772).
  • Near Hill of Fearn:
    • The B9165 (NH797787). Fearn railway station is on the B9165, about one mile (2 km) east of the A9.
  • Near Tain:
    • The B9174 (NH785810).
    • The B9174 NH770827).
  • The A836 (NH749843). Just north of this junction the A9 bridges the Dornoch Firth (NH747859).

• In Sutherland:
  • The A949 (NH751895).
  • Near Dornoch:
    • The A949 (NH768905).
    • The B9168 (NH781927).
  • At The Mound, near Rogart:
    • The A839 (NH777983). Rogart railway station is on the A839. From the Mound the A9 runs through or past Golspie (NC833000), Dunrobin Castle (NC849012) and Brora (NC906040) before meeting another classified road, in Helmsdale.
  • In Helmsdale:
    • The A897 (ND028153). From Helmsdale the A9 runs through Berriedale (ND118226) and Dunbeath (ND160297) before meeting another classified road, at Latheron, Caithness.

• In Caithness:
  • At Latheron:
    • The A99 (ND199335).
  • At Mybster:
    • B870 (ND168529).
  • In the Georgemas area:
    • The A882 (ND155601).
    • The B874 (ND152607).
  • In Thurso:
    • The A836 (ND118680).
    • The B874 (ND116682).
    • The A836 (ND107688).

The A9 ends in Thurso, at (Scrabster Harbour) (ND101704). The A96 is a major road in Scotland. ... Part of an Ordnance Survey map at 1 inch to the mile scale from 1945 Ordnance Survey (OS) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The A82 is a trunk road in Scotland, and is the principal route from Lowland Scotland to the western Scottish Highlands, running from Glasgow to Inverness. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Kessock Bridge Evening at Kessock Bridge The Kessock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Inverness Firth, an inlet of the Moray Firth, between the village of North Kessock and the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. ... The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular area of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness. ... The Black Isle (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Dubh) is an eastern area of Ross and Cromarty. ... The Black Isle (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Dubh) is an eastern area of Ross and Cromarty. ... Tore is a small village on the Black Isle, in the Highland region of Scotland. ... Muir of Ord railway station is a station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Muir of Ord in the north of Scotland. ... Conon Bridge is a small village near the market town of Dingwall. ... The A835 is a road in the Scottish Highlands linking Inverness to Ullapool and the Far North of Scotland. ... A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. ... External link Cromarty Firth Port Authority Categories: 1911 Britannica | UK geography stubs | Geography of Scotland | Special protection areas in the UK | Ports and harbours of the UK ... Easter Ross is a loosely defined area in the east of the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty. ... Easter Ross is a loosely defined area in the east of the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty. ... See Dingwall (name) for the Scottish family name. ... Village Welcome Sign Evanton ( or Baile Eòghainn in Gaelic) is a small town, or rather, a large village in Easter Ross, in the Highland region of Scotland. ... Alness is a village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. ... Invergordon is a town and port in northern Scotland. ... Hill of Fearn (Ordnance Survey grid reference NH832778) is a small village in Easter Ross, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Tain (Ordnance Survey grid reference NH779821) is a royal burgh in the county of Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... The A836 road is entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, and 129 miles (208 km) long. ... Dornoch Firth is an inlet in northern Scotland, near the Black Isle. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. ... The A949 classified road is in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... , The Royal Burgh of Dornoch (Gaelic: Dòrnach, pronounced ) is a town and seaside resort in the Highlands of Scotland, on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, close to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east. ... The A949 classified road is in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Rogart railway station is a railway station serving the Parish of Rogart and the village of Pittentrail in the Highlands in the north of Scotland. ... The A839 road is in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Golspie is a small,coastal village in the far North of Scotland. ... Dunrobin Castle and Gardens Dunrobin Castle Rear of Dunrobin Castle Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the seat of the Earls of Sutherland. ... Brora (Scottish Gaelic: Brùra) is a small town in the east of Sutherland in Northern Scotland. ... Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of the Highland region of Scotland. ... The A897 single track road is entirely within the county of Sutherland in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Berriedale is a suburb in the northern suburbs of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. ... Dunbeath is a village in south-east Caithness, Scotland on the A9 road. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic)[1] is a committee area of Highland Council, Scotland; a lieutenancy area; and a registration county, Caithness was formerly a district within the Highland region from 1975 to 1996 and a local government county with its own county council from 1890 to 1975. ... Latheron is a sparsely populated parish in the northern Scottish county of Caithness. ... The A99 road is entirely within the traditional county of Caithness in Highland Scotland. ... Georgemas is an area in the county of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of the town of Thurso and about two kilometres (one mile) east of the village of Halkirk. ... The A882 road is entirely within Caithness in the Highland area of Scotland. ... This article refers to the town in Scotland. ... The A836 road is entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, and 129 miles (208 km) long. ... The A836 road is entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, and 129 miles (208 km) long. ... Scrabster Harbour is an important port of the scottish fishing industry[1]. It is located in the North of Scotland at the Thurso Bay (aka Scrabster Bay). ...

Footnotes

Beauly (pronounced Bewley; a corruption of Beaulieu), is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles West of Inverness by the Far North railway line. ... Ardgay railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ardgay in the Highlands in the north of Scotland. ... Bonar Bridge (Ordnance Survey grid reference NH610915) is a village on the north bank of the Kyle of Sutherland, a river estuary, in the county of Sutherland (which was southern for the Norse of Orkney who named it), in the Highland area of Scotland. ... The A836 road is entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, and 129 miles (208 km) long. ... The A949 classified road is in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Location within the British Isles Noted point: Designer musician Douglas More hails from Wick! Wick (Inbhir Uige in Gaelic) is an estuary town in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main highway (the A99-A9 road) linking John O Groats with southern Britain. ... John o Groats (Taigh Iain Ghròt in Scottish Gaelic) (grid reference ND380734) is a village in the traditional county of Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland, and is usually regarded as the most northerly settlement on the mainland of Great Britain. ... The A99 road is entirely within the traditional county of Caithness in Highland Scotland. ...

External links

• Society for All British Road Enthusiasts entry for the A9