Glen Farg, North Tunnel
Railway Tunnel (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Glen Farg, North Tunnel
Classification Railway Tunnel (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Glenfarg North Tunnel; Glenfarg Railway Tunnel; Pottie Hill; Pottiehill
Canmore ID 166991
Site Number NO11SE 54
NGR NO 1587 1486
NGR Description From NO 1587 1486 to NO 1613 1451
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/166991
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Dron
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO11NE 54 NO 1587 1486 to NO 1613 1451
For Glenfarg South Tunnel (NO 1554 1316 to NO 1588 1350), see NO11NE 53.
Glenfarg North Tunnel [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1975.
This tunnel formerly carried the Perth (Hilton Junction) - Kinross- Cowdenbeath (North Junction) line of the former North British Rly beneath the northern spur of Pottie Hill. The line closed to regular passenger traffic on 5 January 1970.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 August 2000.
G Daniels and L Dench 1980.
