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Ardbeg Distillery, Malt Barns. Detail of cast-iron wall-ties (type 7).
AG 10454
Description Ardbeg Distillery, Malt Barns. Detail of cast-iron wall-ties (type 7).
Date 1980
Catalogue Number AG 10454
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 2523675, SC 416705
Scope and Content Cast-iron wall ties, Ardbeg Distillery, Islay, Argyll Ardbeg Distillery was founded in the late 18th century by Alexander Stewart, but is first recorded in operation in 1817-18. Rods connected to wall ties brace the walls of the malt barn, helping to support the extra weight of the wet barley on the malting floors within. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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