22. Apr, 2022
A Post Office Circulation Map for Scotland, dated 1852.
I have just added a page which looks at the postal facilities in the Far North during the 19th century. I have a very scarce map showing the delivery service available throughout the country in 1852. Unfortunately it is not coloured, and therefore it does not contain as much information as it might, but in the far north-west, it spells out the options to the few places the Post Office served, with deliveries 'Twice a week' or 'Thrice a week.' Before the roads were built, there was a long history of what was called Foot Post, comprising private messengers sent once a week up to 60 miles away across difficult terrain in all weathers. This 1852 map comes at a crucial time, when the minimal service operated by the Mail, using small coaches on the new roads, was replacing the need for such messengers. Please visit the page 'Postal Map 1852' if any of this is of interest to you.
I have also added two sub-pages to those on the Ben Nevis Hotel, and the page titled Bare Feet! You can find these listed in the menu.