Mennock Sidings
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Mennock Sidings (1850-1949)Opened on the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.
Opened on the Ballast Sidings.
Description
These sidings were close to the summit of the line at Mennock. They were on the west side of the line and served from the north. They were located just south of the Mennock Water Viaduct.
The sidings were used for minerals brought south from Leadhills and Wanlockhead before the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway opened. There was also a gravel pit here.
The signal box here, on the east side of the line, closed (replaced with a ground frame) in 1944 and the sidings were lifted in 1949. The box still stood some time afterwards.
An alternative spelling was Menock. It was also known as 'The Mennock' or 'Mennock Lye'.
Tags
Sidings Ballast SidingAliases
Mennock Lye Mennock Goods Mennock SummitExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Sanquhar Wanlockhead Kirkconnel Glengonnar Carronbridge Leadhills Thornhill Elvanfoot Moniaive Closeburn Kirkland Crawford Abington Crossford New Cumnock | Mennock Water Viaduct Sanquhar Tile Works Crawick Water Viaduct Priestcrown Wood Embankment Gateside Fireworks Factory Gateside Colliery Nos 4 and 5 Enterkin Burn Viaduct Tower Colliery [Gateside] Bankhead Siding West Glencrieff Pit Wanlockhead Crushing Mill Tourist/other Sanquhar Castle Ardoch Signal Box Gateside Signal Box Knockenjig Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways |  Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines) |  The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History |
