Protection ‘worthless’ if A9 plan approved

Protections for Scotland’s historic battlefields will be “worthless” if plans for the expansion of the A9 at Killiecrankie go ahead, a Tory MSP has said.

Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser raised concerns at Holyrood about the impact of the dualling of the road north on the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie, which took place in 1689 during the first Jacobite rebellion.

A campaign has been mounted against the plans, and Historic Environment Scotland has objected to the proposed scheme “for its potential impacts on the Killiecrankie battlefield”.

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