Cameron Bridge

Cameron Bridge is a village in the conurbation of Levenmouth in Fife, Scotland. It is near to the village of Windygates and 2 miles (3 kilometres) west of the town of Leven. A distillery was established in the 19th century by the Haig family, which is now part of Diageo.[1] The distillery produces Scotch whisky.

History and locality

It is a settlement at a bridge over the River Leven, which replaced a ford there. When Leven was flooded it was the first upstream crossing. In 1870, an earlier bridge was replaced with a new one.[1] The River Ore joins the Leven a little upstream of the village.

Future transport

A railway station could be located in Cameron Bridge in the future, which would also serve as at Park and Ride site. Rail freight provisions could also be provided to serve the distillery. This is as part of the Levenmouth rail link.[2]

Remains of Cameron Bridge station, 1988

The Cameronbridge Grain Distillery

Main article: Cameronbridge distillery

Cameronbridge Grain Distillery is currently the largest of the remaining grain distilleries in Scotland[3] and is owned by Diageo.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cameron Bridge, Fife". Gazetteer for Scotland. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study STAG Part 1 Appraisal Report" (PDF). South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) & Fife Council. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  3. ^ Russell, Inge and Stewart, Graham G. (2014). Whisky: Technology, Production and Marketing Archived 10 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Elsevier. p.xx. ISBN 9780124046030
  4. ^ Dorsey, Kristy (16 December 2017). Diageo marks its 20th anniversary Archived 16 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Insider.co.uk
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