MHG7763 - Strathcarron Station
Summary
This intermediate station opened on 19 August 1870 (by Dingwall and Skye Railway) and remains in regular use by passenger traffic.
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY STATION (19th Century to 21st Century - 1870 AD to 2100 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Station building, renovated, in use as the village store and post office. Lattice iron foot bridge. Station still in use - HAW 2/2004
GR corrected to above from 1st ed OS where marked as Strathcarron Station - HAW 12/2003
NG94SW 7 942 421
(Location cited as NG 943 422) Strathcarron Station, opened 1870 by the Dingwall & Skye Rly. A two-platform through station with the main offices in a two-storey harled building on the up platform, with three gables on the platform side. The lattice-girder footbridge was built in 1900 by the Rose Street Foundry, Inverness.
J R Hume 1977. <1>
This intermediate station on the Inverness - Beauly - Kyle of Lochalsh line of the former Highland Rly opened on 19 August 1870 (by Dingwall and Skye Rly.) and remains in regular use by passenger traffic.
R V J Butt 1995. <2>
Information and photographs received from visitor to HER website. Strathcarron developed very rapidly between 1870 and 1875 (the date of the Ordnance Suvey 1st edition). The railway, station, a Hotel and Post Office are all shown on the 1st edition. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 292.
- <2> 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. 222.
- <3> SHG23871 Text/Correspondence: Swan, P. 2008-9. Correspondence from Paul Swan regarding several sites in the Lochcarron area. Yes. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9424 4214 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG94SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | LOCHCARRON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12041 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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