Alyth Junction [Branch platform]
Location type
StationNames and dates
Meigle [1st] [Branch platform] (1868-1876)Alyth Junction [Branch platform] (1876-1951)
Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Opened on the Quintinshill Disaster.Description
This was the platform on the flyover from Newtyle Junction for the Alyth Railway at Alyth Junction, see the latter station for details.
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StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
06/02/2023
| Nearby stations Alyth Junction Meigle Upper Junction Newtyle [2nd] Meigle [2nd] Meigle [3rd] Newtyle [1st] Kirkinch Washington [N and CAR] Ardler Leason Hill Jordanstone Pitcrocknie Platform Auchterhouse [1st] Eassie Auchterhouse [2nd] | Nethermill Junction Newtyle Incline Newtyle Junction Newtyle Junction Turntable Ardler Junction Newtyle Mill Meigle Burn Bridge Hatton Incline Tourist/other Camno Crossing Belmont Castle Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum Meigle House Drumkilbo House Hatton Castle Nevay Church |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Belmont CastleTo the north west is Belmont Castle, once the home of James Key Caird, jute baron and mathematician. His name was given to the whaleboat James Caird, famous for the Voyage of the James Caird which led to the rescue of the members of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition. |
