Mull, Tobermory, Eas Brae, Ledaig Distillery. General view of former Manager's House and range of former maltings with steel draff hopper from East. Digital image
SC 741041
Description Mull, Tobermory, Eas Brae, Ledaig Distillery. General view of former Manager's House and range of former maltings with steel draff hopper from East. Digital image
Date 13/2/1991
Catalogue Number SC 741041
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 45896 CN
Scope and Content Former manager's house and maltings from south, Tobermory Distillery, Tobermory, Mull, Argyll & Bute Tobermory Distillery (sometimes known as Ledaig Distillery), was founded in 1798 by John Sinclair, and was fully established by 1823. It was closed between 1930 and 1972 before the site was bought by a property developer, who turned the warehouses into flats. The distillery was re-opened between 1989 and 1993, and fell silent for a time until it was purchased and revived by Burn Stewart. This shows the distillery with the manager's house (centre) and former maltings block (now a malt store) behind. On the wall of the malt store can be seen a steel draff hopper, which stores and dispenses the waste solids made during mashing malted barley. These are sold on as cattle feed. The name Ledaig (pronounced Lea-chaig) is a Gaelic word meaning 'safe haven'. This fitting title refers to Tobermory's picturesque natural harbour lined with colourfully-painted houses which the distillery faces onto. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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