Philorth Halt
Location type
StationNames and dates
Philorth [Private] (1865-1926)Philorth Halt (1926-1965)
Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Opened on the Formartine and Buchan Railway.Description
This was a single platform station south of Fraserburgh on the line south to Dyce.
The station was built as a private station for Lord Saltoun of Philorth House, to the west. It became public in 1926. The house burned down in 1915.
The platform is on the west side of the former line. There was a siding at the north end. This was originally a private station for
The station house remains in use as a house and the platform is intact.
Local
Tags
Station halt footpathExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map
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| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
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