Glengarry Lead Smelter
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Glengarry Lead Smelter (1768-1870)Description
This lead smelter was east of Clifton mining village (by Tyndrum). It was abandoned by the time the Callander and Oban Railway reached Tyndrum [1st], but the lead mines survived it for some time afterwards, the Tyndrum Lead Mine to smelter waggonway being adapted to deliver to the Tyndrum station.
Coal for the smelter came up by boats the River Leven, from the Clyde, and then continued north up Loch Lomond before following roads through Glen Falloch and Strath Fillan. Lead returned in the reverse direction.
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Tyndrum Lead Crushing MillExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Upper Tyndrum Tyndrum [1st] Tyndrum Lower Crianlarich Lower Crianlarich Loch Dochart [Private] Glen Falloch Platform Bridge of Orchy Ardlui Luib Dalmally Gorton [WHR] Killin Junction Inveruglas Loch Awe | Tyndrum Goods Junction Tyndrum Mines Loading Point [1st] Tyndrum Summit Tyndrum Lead Shed and Mill Cononish Viaduct Tyndrum Incline Tyndrum Lead Mines [Lower] [1st] Tyndrum Lead Mines Tip [1st] Tyndrum Lead Mines [Upper] [1st] Auchtertyre Viaduct Tourist/other Dalrigh [Tyndrum] Meall Buidhe Lochan na Bi St Fillan^s Priory Kirkton Farm Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
