Bonshaw tileworks. View of kiln from NE.
C 66790
Description Bonshaw tileworks. View of kiln from NE.
Date 11/4/1996
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number C 66790
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 383422
Scope and Content Bonshaw, tileworks, Dumfries and Galloway The tileworks at Bonshaw were established in the latter half of the 19th century to replace the earlier works at Bonshawside. Pressed red bricks and many types of agricultural drainage tiles were made here. The photograph shows the kiln at Bonshaw, the only building to remain intact, though the outlines of the drying sheds and other associated structures can still be seen. Using local deposits of clay, nine tileworks were established in Eastern Dumfriesshire to manufacture field-drainage tiles for farmers making improvements to their land. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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