Auchindarroch Siding

Location type

Sidings

Name and dates

Auchindarroch Siding

Opened on the Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway).

Description

This siding served the estate of the Auchindarroch House (since demolished), just to the east. The siding was closer to Duror than Duror station. It was north of an overbridge.

The siding was around midway between Duror and Kentallen.

The site is now the Achindarroch Touring Park .

Tags

Siding

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
06/05/2018

Nearby stations
Duror
Kentallen
Ballachulish Ferry
Ballachulish (Glencoe)
Creagan
Appin
Barcaldine Halt
Benderloch
Fort William [1st]
Fort William
Ach-na-Cloich
North Connel
Connel Ferry
Locheilside
Corpach
Lag-na-Ha Quarry Siding
Lag-na-Ha Quarry
Lag-na-Ha Quarry
Ardsheal Quarry Siding
Ardsheal Quarry
Ballachulish Bridge
Tourist/other
Kentallen Pier
Beinn a^Bheithir - Sgorr Dhonuill
Ballachulish Pier
Sgorr Dearg
Ballachulish House
Sgorr Bhan
South Ballachulish Slip
North Ballachulish Slip
Ballachulish St John^s Church
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North of Scotland v. 15 (Regional railway history series)

Birth and Death of a Highland Railway: Ballachulish Line

Callander & Oban Railway Through Time

Callander and Oban Railway (Library of Railway History)

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Callander and Oban Railway v. 4

Scotland’s Lost Branch Lines: Where Beeching Got It Wrong

The Birth and Death of a Highland Railway: Ballachulish Line

Trossachs and West Highlands: Exploring the Lost Railways (Local History Series)