Burghead Harbour
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Burghead Harbour (1862-1966)Opened on the Burghead Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway).
Description
The harbour at Burghead, to the west of Burghead [1st] station, was rail served.
Alexander Stephen (1722â??1793) was a shipbuilder here.
Tags
SidingsExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Burghead [1st] Burghead [2nd] Cummingston Hopeman Coltfield Platform Alves Findhorn Kinloss [2nd] Kinloss [3rd] Mosstowie Forres [1st] Forres Greens of Drainie Forres [2nd] Rifle Range Halt | Burghead Shed Morayshire Chemical Manure Works Burghead Maltings Burghead Blower Masonshaugh Quarry Greenbrae Quarry Roseisle Maltings Alves Junction Findhorn Foundation Newton Quarries Tourist/other Burghead Fort Burghead Well St Peter^s Kirk and Parish Cross Duffus RAF Kinloss Duffus Castle |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 22/12/1862 | Burghead Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway) Alves to Burghead Harbour (Burghead [1st]) opened. |
| 10/10/1892 | Hopeman Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway) Burghead [2nd] to Burghead Harbour closed to passengers. Burghead [2nd] to Hopeman opened to passengers. |
| 07/10/1966 | Hopeman Branch (Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway) Burghead [2nd] to Burghead Harbour closed. |
