Cummingston
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Cummingston
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Location within Moray | |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Cummingston is located on the north-east coast of Scotland in Moray. It lies on the B9012, sandwiched between the two fishing villages of Hopeman and Burghead. It was known as "the Collach", possibly from Scottish Gaelic an Coileach meaning "eddy".
Features
Essentially a
Geography
The village sits approximately 150 metres south from the mainly rocky shore at an elevation of around 40 metres. The ground to the south is set in farmland and rises to around 60 metres, providing extensive views of the Moray coastline, the Moray Firth and the Highland region to the north. Separated to the west from Burghead by farmland and from Hopeman to the east by a closed landfill site and further farmland, the Moray Council Local Plan seeks to retain the village's present small linear nature by preventing housing construction in these areas. Part of the foreshore is designated a "Site of Special Scientific Interest."
Recreation
Cuts to the railway network in the 1930s led to the demise of the line connecting Burghead, Hopeman and Coltfield Platform to Alves railway station. The line ran just above the shoreline at Cummingston, which had its own station until 1904. Now part of the Moray Council's Coastal trail,[1] the trackbed is now an excellent footpath laid in gravel, popular with walkers and cyclists. The cliffs at Cummingston are mentioned in many of the UK's climbing guides[2] and are often used for tuition by Scottish climbing centres.
References
- ^ "The Moray Coast Trail Long distance paths in Moray Scotland Forres to Cullen". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Cummingston".