Lairg Quarry
Location type
MineName and dates
Lairg Quarry (-1949)Where: Highland
Served by the Sutherland Railway.
Description
This quarry was just north of Lairg station, to the north of the level crossing at the north end of that station. The quarry was rail served, via a headshunt on the east side of the line which was approached from the north. The siding may date from around 1947.
The quarry crushing plant was dismantled in 1949.
The siding was may have been taken out about 1957.
This was also the site of a brick works.
Tags
QuarryExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Lairg Invershin Culrain Ardgay Rogart Mid Fearn The Mound Cambusavie Platform Edderton Skelbo Golspie Embo Dornoch Meikle Ferry Dunrobin Castle | Lairg Oil Depot Lairg Summit Acheilidh Crossing Oykel Viaduct Shinness Quarry Invercarron Bridge Fearn Causeway Tourist/other Achany House Carbisdale Castle Dalmore Signal Box Dornoch Firth Loch Shin Skilbo Castle Loch Fleet Balblair Distillery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Highland Survivor |
