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Thanks to everyone for their suggestions - I've now learned that these are water outlets connected to underground pipes installed by the local farmer to help water the land and have nothing to do with the railway. :oops: Thanks for your time anyway!

I'm pretty sure it's water, as there was a length of hose lying next to it which doesn't appear to have been used for a while either. I found another one of these about half a mile away from this one. Both are on what was originally the Scottish Midland Junction Railway between Stanley...

While out walking along a disused railway line recently, I saw a couple of these things at the side of where the tracks would once have been. I suspect they may have been sources of water for locomotives, but I'd appreciate if you guys could confirm this or otherwise and give me any further...