Website of the Avoch Heritage Association (c) 2006 Avoch Heritage Association

Avoch-Fortrose walk - railway track Avoch boasted a station on the Black Isle Railway, which ran from Muir of Ord to Fortrose. A section of the line is still visible, and walkable, between Avoch and Fortrose today.

In addition to the station at Avoch (shown below, and from which Station Road and the Station Hotel are named), the Rosehaugh estate had its own stop.


	Bridge, still in existence, carrying the track of the old railway on its way between Avoch and Fortrose


	James Douglas Fletcher, being extremely interested and keen to improve the transport in the area, and also being very influential, was partly responsible for bringing the railway to the Black Isle. For his guests and himself, there was even a special request stop opposite one of the entrances to Rosehaugh.


	The long platform at Avoch station


	The railways gave work to local communities. The group taken at Fortrose includes J Leitch (fireman, sitting), M MacLeod (driver), C Macbean, J Gordon, F Hay, Molly Cherry, E Sinclair (porter), J Fraser and J Sutherland (station master)


	Last goods train at Fortrose Station, with a crew from Inverness


	Demolition of the railway bridge at Mackenzie Place


Recent additions - see what has been added to the site in recent months.....

	Local minister fined for stealing the harvest at Avoch

		Why did fishermen of Avoch use Clydesdale horses?