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Fort William, Ben Nevis Distillery General view
SC 495480
Description Fort William, Ben Nevis Distillery General view
Date 23/5/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 495480
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Ben Nevis Distillery, Fort William, Inverness-shire This distillery was founded in 1826 by Angus McDonnell, but was developed mainly by the McDonald family, of whom Long John was the most famous. It was taken over in 1955 by Ben Nevis Distillery (Fort William) Ltd, who installed a Coffey still. This view shows the western part of the distillery courtyard, with Ben Nevis itself behind. The distillery had been much altered over the years, but the corrugated-iron-roofed building on the right was undoubtedly old, perhaps dating from 1826. The 1955 takeover involved Joseph Hobbs, a colourful entrepreneur, also proprietor of the 'Great Glen Cattle Ranch'. The Coffey still his company installed was for making grain whisky. The distillery is now in Japanese ownership. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/124/12
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