Easdale, Slate Quarries General view from ENE showing flooded quarry NM71NW 118.0
SC 489162
Description Easdale, Slate Quarries General view from ENE showing flooded quarry NM71NW 118.0
Date 14/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 489162
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Former slate quarry, Easdale Island, Argyll Slates have been quarried on Easdale since the 18th century, and there are several flooded quarries on the west coast of the island, surrounded by the waste from their working, and from the dressing of slates. This view shows one of the now-flooded quarries These were drained by steam pumps introduced in the early 19th century. The slate from Easdale was the first west highland slate to be generally used outside the immediate vicinity of its production. At first the slates were made from loose material on island beaches, and quarrying began in the early 18th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/92/2
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/489162
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
Licence Type: Permission Required
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
