Acheilidh Crossing
Location type
PlaceName and dates
Acheilidh Crossing (1909-1956)Opened on the Sutherland Railway.
Description
This was a loop opened in 1909 to break the Lairg - Rogart single track section of the Far North Line.
The loop had a signal box which was located by the level crossing (which remains today). The box closed in 1956.
A railway cottage remains on the north side of the line, west side of the level crossing.
Tags
Loop signal boxExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
05/08/2020
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