Railway Plan for the proposed Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway, November 1845 (page 2 - West Newport & Woodhaven)
Plans of Parts of Newport & Woodhaven in 1845
Background information about this railway plan is in the blog - A Tunnel Under Tayfield.
Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway.
Tunnels shown as blue dotted lines.
Floating bridge shown as a purple dotted line.
The Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway Company proposed, in 1845, a railway to run from Dundee to Glasgow by Kinross and Stirling. The line itself would start at Craighead, the Dundee connection would have to be made by ferry.
This application for Parliamentary approval was for a line from Craighead to Newport pier. From there 2 choices were offered: (1) a line along the shore past Woodhaven and Scroggieside, round a bend to pass Wormit Farm, then through the Wormit Gap in the hills and round the hill at Sandford. The main line would run from there west through open countryside past Kilmany, Luthrie and Letham to Auchtermuchty, then on to Kinross and eventually Stirling and Glasgow. (2) a line heading south past Tayfield and Friarton, partly in tunnel, then turning southwest to join up with option (1) at Easter Kinnear Farm. Both options would connect to a branch to Cupar and St Andrews.
The line was never built, instead a line was built by the Edinburgh & Northern Railway Company from Cupar via Leuchars to Tayport.
These sketch maps below are taken from the Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway plans, November 1845, at the National Records of Scotland, ref. RHP85254.
The solid red line indicates the positon of the proposed railway line. Apart from this, the plans show who owned, lived in, and had an interest in, every property along the proposed line. The properties are limited in scope to a small distance on either side of the railway line (the 'limits of deviation' - shown by red dashed lines), which is why some buildings are detailed on these plans while others, which are possibly more important, are not mentioned.
The numbers refer to the details given in the accompanying Book of Reference, given below.
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[The map below covers the area from the foot of Shepherd's road on the east, to Broadhaugh (44 West Rd) on the west.]
[The map below covers the area from Coronation Gardens on the east, to Ashcliffe (now 90 West Rd) on the west.]
[The map below covers the area from Fisher's Cottage (3 St Fort Rd) on the east, to the car park for Riverside Gardens on the west.]
| Co. | Year | Plan | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 139a | Rough ground, rocks, trees, footpaths | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn | The owner | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 140-143 | Arable | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn | Henry Dobson (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 144 | Arable & footpath | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn | Alexander Russell (lessee); Thomas Russell (occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 145-147 | Arable | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn | Alexander Russell (lessee); Thomas Russell (occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 148 | Occupation road | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn | Thomas Russell | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 149-151 | Arable | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn | Alexander Russell (lessee); Thomas Russell (occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 152 | Fence, march between Forgan and Balmerino parishes | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn & Mrs Isobel Bethune Morrison | Thomas Russell, George Melville | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 152a | Burn or stream, march between Forgan and Balmerino parishes | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn & Mrs Isobel Bethune Morrison | Thomas Russell, George Melville | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 152b | Statute Labour Road, march between Forgan and Balmerino parishes | Trustees of the Cupar & St Andrews Districts of Statute Labour Roads in the County of Fife (Thomas Horsburgh & Stuart Grace, clerks) | The Public | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 153 | Arable | Frederick Lewis Scrimgeour Wedderburn | Alexander Russell (lessee); Thomas Russell (occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 154-156 | Arable | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 157, 162 | Burn or stream | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 158 | Arable | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 159, 163 | Occupation road | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 160 | Garden ground & pasture | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 161 | Pasture ground & trees | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 164 | Dwelling houses, wright's shop, blacksmith's shop or smithy, byres, outbuildings, court & garden ground | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell (lessee); James Auchterlony, Robert Wilson, John Younger, Alexander Lamb, Andrew Pearson, James Gibson (occupiers) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 165-168 | Arable | The Earl of Zetland | Alexander Russell (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 169 | Fence or dyke, march between Forgan and Kilmany parishes | The Earl of Zetland & Charles Kinnear | Alexander Russell, James Millar | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 170 | Policy ground, shrubbery, footpaths, walks, pasture and trees | William Berry | William Berry | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 171 | Garden ground | William Berry | Andrew Black | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 172, 174, 179, 181 | Arable | William Berry | William Berry | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 173, 175, 178 | Plantation | William Berry | William Berry | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 176 | Den, burn or stream, dam or pond, and trees | William Berry | William Berry | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 177 | Garden ground | William Berry | William Berry | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 180 | Road from Woodhaven to Forgan | - | The Public | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 182 | Arable | William Berry | Robert Duncan, William Martin | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 183 | Burn or stream | William Berry & Henry Stewart | Robert Duncan, William Martin, William Berry, Andrew Knox | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 184 | Arable | Henry Stewart | Andrew knox (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 185 | Arable, quarry, rough ground & pasture | Henry Stewart | Andrew knox (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 186 | Plantation & occupation road | Henry Stewart | Henry Stewart | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 187, 188, 189, 190, 190a | Arable | Henry Stewart | Andrew Knox (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 191, 198 | Plantation | Henry Stewart | Henry Stewart | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 192 | Stack-yard and pasture ground | Henry Stewart | Andrew Knox (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 193 | Garden ground | Henry Stewart | Andrew Knox (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 194 | Burn or stream | Henry Stewart | Andrew Knox | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 195 | Dwelling house, outbuildings, garden ground & footpath | Henry Stewart | Mrs Charlotte Menzies or McCoul | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 196 | Occupation road | Henry Stewart | Henry Stewart, Andrew Nicoll | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 197, 201, 203, 204, 205 | Arable | Henry Stewart | Andrew Nicoll (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 199 | Stack-yard & pasture ground | Henry Stewart | Andrew Nicoll (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 200 | Garden ground & outbuilding | Henry Stewart | Andrew Nicoll (lessee & occupier) | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 202 | Occupation road | Henry Stewart | |||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 206, 211 | Statute Labour road | Trustees of St Andrews District of Statute Labour Roads in County of Fife (Stuart Grace, clerk) | The Public | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 207, 213 | Plantation | Henry Stewart | Henry Stewart | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 208, 212, 214, 215 | Arable | Henry Stewart | Henry Stewart | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 209 | Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground | Henry Stewart | David Laing | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 210 | Burn or stream, march between Forgan and Leuchars parishes | Henry Stewart & Col. Samuel Long | Henry Stewart, David Coul, John Patrick | ||
| G & D J | 1845 | RHP85254 | 216 | Moutray burn or stream, march between Forgan and Logie parishes | Henry Stewart & Robert Lindsay | Henry Stewart, Charles Clark |
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