Under the shadow of Mormond Hill, 2.5 miles from Strichen station, Mormond Halt boasts an imposing station house and remarkably long platform for what was exclusively a passenger station serving New Leeds, and the estate of Park. In the mid 1800s Park was dominated by the premises of Messrs Willox, carriers. In the 1820's they had a monopoly of the carrying trade in Buchan and were reputedly the only Buchan company to have regular trade with London.
Two lamp brackets survive on the platform, empty posts suggest that there may originally have been at least 5 between the station buildings and the bridge.
The embankment by the bridge is carpeted with wild hyacinths (Endymion non-scriptus)
Wild Mignonette (Reseda luteola)
Growing in the roadside verge outside the station. Welch records only one other locality in Buchan.
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