View from the top.
Looking out toward the Cat and Fiddle roads we see the outline in the snow, of both the old and new roads, which are visible in the top right quarter of the image.
The new road opened in 1823, it was built in response to the difficulty's posed by the steeper inclines of the more direct old road.
The old road was built to transport goods by packhorse, when larger heavy loads with horse and cart increased it became difficult to manage the hills.
The new road was designed to minimise the gradient, keeping as flat as possible, hence the large number of bends.
View from the top.
Looking out toward the Cat and Fiddle roads we see the outline in the snow, of both the old and new roads, which are visible in the top right quarter of the image.
The new road opened in 1823, it was built in response to the difficulty's posed by the steeper inclines of the more direct old road.
The old road was built to transport goods by packhorse, when larger heavy loads with horse and cart increased it became difficult to manage the hills.
The new road was designed to minimise the gradient, keeping as flat as possible, hence the large number of bends.