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Holytown Tunnel

The Mount, Carnbroe, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 74690 61810
WGS84:55.83320, -4.00226
Length:132 m
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Scottish Middle Coal Measures Formation
Tags:Tunnel, ManMade, Lost
Registry:second

Site of former railway tunnel (1834-1855), now demolished as deemed unsafe.

Alternative Names: Carnbroe Tunnel

Notes: Given coordinates are for location of south portal. The north portal was immediately south of the present-day M8 at NS 7458 6225.

Path shown on OS 6" 1st Ed.

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This entry was last updated: 2025-05-16 12:18:25

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