Cameron Bridge
Village in Fife, Scotland
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 km) west of the town of Leven. A distillery was established in the 19th century by the Haig family, which is now part of Diageo. The distillery produces Scotch whisky.
01History 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. The River Ore joins the Leven a little upstream of the village.
02Transport
Cameron Bridge railway station opened in June 2024 as part of the Levenmouth rail link. There was previously a station at Cameron Bridge around 400 m (440 yd) west of the current station, which shut in 1969.
03The Cameronbridge Grain Distillery
Cameronbridge Grain Distillery is currently the largest of the remaining grain distilleries in Scotland and is owned by Diageo.
Sources and credits
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- The new railway station at Cameron Bridge is open! (geograph 7788735).jpg by Bill Kasman, CC BY-SA 2.0
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