Strathmashie Forest, Strathmashie House Railway
Railway (20th Century)
Site Name Strathmashie Forest, Strathmashie House Railway
Classification Railway (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Strathmashie House Railway 1
Canmore ID 277278
Site Number NN59SE 69
NGR NN 5897 9107
NGR Description 5897 9107 to 5925 9157
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277278
- Council Highland
- Parish Laggan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN5897 9107 to 5925 9157
The remains of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit railway was recorded during a detailed archaeological survey of Strathmashie Community Forest near Laggan, Highland. It was built during World War 2, when the Unit was working in the forest. The section described here runs for around 600 metres in a northerly direction. Two lines can be seen, shownby two parallel lines of timbers, spaced a metre apart. Some areas of hillside have been cut into to create a level platform for the railway. A wider area of level ground may have been a siding or loading area. The survey was carried out to assess the evidence for past human use and to ascertain whether there was enough archaeology to develop a heritage trail in the forest.
D Sneddon 2005
