Detail of structure of timber roof of charcoal shed
AG 203
Description Detail of structure of timber roof of charcoal shed
Date 1960
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 203
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 355159, SC 2598349
Scope and Content Roof-structure of charcoal shed at Bonawe Ironworks, Bonawe, Strathclyde Bonawe Ironworks on the shore of Loch Etive was founded in 1752-3 by Richard Ford and Company as an offshoot of their works at Furness in England. It exploited local wood for smelting iron ore brought via the loch from Lancashire and Cumberland. The charcoal sheds are built like barns. They are spacious and well ventilated, with open timber roofs of 'tie-beam' construction. In the 18th century, the timber supply attracted several iron companies to Scotland, including an Irish co-partnership at Glen Kinglass, and two English companies from Furness at Craleckan and at Bonawe - now the best-preserved site. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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