General view from W of kiln.

Description General view from W of kiln.

Date 8/6/1992

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number B 74125 CN

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 736060

Scope and Content Kiln from west, Glenlochy Distillery, Fort William, Highland Glenlochy Distillery was built in the 1890s next to the River Nevis, and used water power in its early years. It was bought in 1953 by the Distillers Company Ltd, and distillery housing erected (which has now been converted to a guest house). The site lost its link to the rail network in the 1970s, and was closed in 1983. This shows the brick-built kiln with its tiled roof and pagoda vent topped by a weathervane. On either side can be seen the elevator towers which house the machinery for moving malt into and out of the kiln, both are built of corrugated asbestos sheets and have cast iron finials. The malt kiln is used to dry barley after it has been soaked and germinated in the maltings. The first pagoda roof vent was installed at Dailuaine distillery by the architect Charles Chree Doig in 1889 on top of a 24.38m-high malt kiln. The design was widely publicised by 'The Wine Trade Review' and was gradually adopted by most distilleries as a means of efficient ventilation. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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