MHG12810 - Lairg Station
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY STATION (Built, 19th Century - 1867 AD to 1868 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC50SE 65 5826 0390
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The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland (A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900, pp. 71, 91) - Sinclair B Calder, 1974
J Aitken : 19/2/2004
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(Location cited as NC 588 039). Lairg Station, opened 1868 by the Sutherland Rly. This station is virtually identical with that at Invershin (NH59NE 35).
J R Hume.
This intermediate station on the Inverness - Georgemas Junction - Wick and Thurso ('Far North') line of the former Highland Rly. was opened (by the Sutherland Rly.) on 13 April 1868. It remains in regular passenger use.
R V J Butt 1995.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2009 Text/Publication/Volume: Butt, R V J. 1995. The directory of railway stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. 137.
- --- SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 319.
- --- SHG2854 Text/Publication/Volume: Tatlow, P. 1985. Highland railway miscellany: a pictorial record of the company's activities in the public eye and behind the scenes. pls. 113-14.
- --- SHG364 Text/Manuscript: Calder, Sinclair B.. 1974. The Industrial Archaeology of Sutherland: A Scottish Highland Economy 1700-1900. The University of Strathclyde.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5821 0392 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5131 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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