Blairgowrie, Haugh Road, Erichtside Works
Factory (Period Unassigned), Flax Mill (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Blairgowrie, Haugh Road, Erichtside Works
Classification Factory (Period Unassigned), Flax Mill (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Erichtside Works (Flax Spinning And Weaving); Smedley's Canned Foods
Canmore ID 144723
Site Number NO14SE 116
NGR NO 1838 4487
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/144723
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Blairgowrie
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO14SE 116 1838 4487
Erichtside Works (flax spinning and weaving) is named and depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire, 1867, sheet LXIII).
Information from RCAHMS (AB) 11 May 1999.
Entirely demolished by time of survey visit.
Visited by RCAHMS (MKO) 5 February 2002.
Erichtside Works is depicted as roofed on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire, 1867, sheet lxiii) and is described in the Object Name Book of the Ordance Survey as ' This name applies to those very extensive Flax spinning and weaving mills lying on the East side of the River Ericht a short distance from Balirgowrie. The property of Mr Adamson' (ONB 1866).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), December 2007
