Kilmar Railway on the L and CR, below Cheesewring Quarry

The Kilmar Railway, opened with a feast for Directors and quarrymen at Kilmar and Moorswater on 26 August 1858. Here is the section located below the branch(-es) to the Cheesewring Quarry: it leads around the lower slopes of Stowe''s Hill to Sharptor Depot, the moorstone workings at Kilmar and Bearah Tor, and was connected to the Trewint Extension of 1884.

This photograph is by Alec and was uploaded April 28th 2009. © Alec please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.

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