These sidings served a Second World War oil depot with partly buried oil storage tanks alongside the Largs branch in countryside not far to the north of Ardrossan. The oil was manufactured at the nearby Ardrossan Refinery and puimped to the site.
Sidings were laid out on the west side of the line, approached from the north. Five tanks were on the east side, north east of the sidings site with a further five tanks further away at Rashley.
Several surface buildings remain and much of the site is in agricultural use with a stables on the sidings site.
Secret Scotland - Montfode Fuel Depot
Nearby stations Ardrossan North Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier Ardrossan Winton Pier Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan Town Ardrossan South Beach Saltcoats North Saltcoats [2nd] Saltcoats Saltcoats [1st] West Kilbride Stevenston Moorpark Stevenston Ardeer Platform Kilwinning Byres | Montfode Oil Depot Boydston Signal Box Ardrossan Refinery Ardrossan North Shed Ardrossan North Goods Kirkland Glen Viaduct Parkhouse Junction Ardrossan Western Breakwater Castlehill Junction Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [2nd] Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [1st] Tourist/other Eglinton Dock Ardrossan Castle Ardrossan Old Dock Ardrossan Staiths [1st] |
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. |
![]() Gourock to Largs Coast Through Time | ![]() Largs 1895: Ayrshire Sheet 03.12 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Ayrshire) | ![]() Old Largs | ![]() Old West Kilbride |