Station, Strathpeffer

The station building at Strathpeffer dates from 1885 and was designed by Murdoch Paterson. It is a long, single-story building comprising 12 bays, with a single gabled canted bay projecting off-centre on the north elevation. The exterior features painted weather boarding above tooled rubble footings.

A continuous glazed gabled canopy with a fretted wooden cornice runs the full length of the south elevation, which originally faced the platform. This canopy is supported by 12 cast-iron columns, each with decorative cast-iron brackets. Each elevation incorporates 2-light windows with multi-pane glazing. The building has corniced ridge and end stacks, and a slate roof.

The station served a branch line connecting to Dingwall, which is now closed. In the late 1970s, the railway lines were lifted and the surrounding area was landscaped into a garden. The building was subsequently converted into a Tourist Information Office and Craft Centre. Further information about the station can be found in the Inverness Courier of January 8, 1885, and in John Hume’s The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, volume ii (1977), page 287.