A819 road
| A819 road in the UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Start of the street: |
Inveraray ( 56 ° 14 ′ N , 5 ° 4 ′ W ) |
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| End of street: | Kinachreachan ( 56 ° 24 ′ N , 5 ° 1 ′ W ) |
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| Overall length: | 24.1 km (15 mi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The A819 just before the junction with the A85 , in the background the Ben Cruachan massif | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course of the road
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Map with all coordinates: The A819 road is an A-road in the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . It creates a cross connection between the A85 running in east-west direction from Oban to Crianlarich and the A83 leading south-east to the Kintyre peninsula .
course
The road begins in Inveraray , the seat of the Dukes of Argyll , where it branches off from the A83 and directly at the junction passes the historic archway built around 1790 based on plans by Robert Mylne . It leads steadily upwards through the Glen Aray parallel to the River Aray towards the north. In doing so, it largely follows an old military road laid out around 1750 as a result of the Jacobite uprisings and passes individual scattered settlements and cottages. Shortly before the small settlement of Cladich, which is bypassed on a bypass, the A819 reaches its highest point. From there it falls steadily downwards and follows the east bank of Loch Awe , roughly to the northeast . This section along the shore was not built until the 1930s. Before that, the A819 followed the old military road further east, which merged into the A85 in the center of Dalmally . Shortly before the end, she crosses the branch of the West Highland Line to Oban. The A819 joins the A85 at the small settlement of Kinachreachan, about halfway between Dalmally and Lochawe .
