Monandavan Diatomite Works

Location type

Works

Name and dates

Monandavan Diatomite Works (1876-1919)

Description

This works predated the Great War, with material being sent to the explosives works at Ardeer. There was a narrow gauge system within the works which may have extended to Dinnet station. It closed at the end of the war.

The works was for the extraction and drying of Diatomite (Keiselguhr), a layer of which found below the peat.

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Works
06/12/2021

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Dinnet
Cambus o^ May
Aboyne
Aboyne Curlers Platform
Dess
Ballater
Lumphanan
Torphins
Alford
Glassel
Whitehouse
Tillyfourie
Dee Street Halt
Banchory [2nd]
Banchory [1st]
Cambus o^ May Ballast Siding
Cambus o^ May Suspension Bridge
Aboyne Tunnel
Milton of Tullich Siding
Ballater Shed
Bridge of Gairn
Beltie Burn Viaduct
Tourist/other
Tomnaverie Stone Circle
Dinnet House
Cambus o^ May House
Culsh Earth House
Dess House
Peel Ring of Lumphanan
Craigievar Castle
Mount Keen
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.