Interior View showing small detached drying shed Digital image of B/9493/4

Description Interior View showing small detached drying shed Digital image of B/9493/4

Date 27/8/1980

Collection Records of the Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sco

Catalogue Number SC 744401

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 9493/4

Scope and Content Small detached drying shed, Tarrasfoot Tile Works, Dumfries & Galloway The Duke of Buccleuch started Tarrasfoot Tile Works in the early 19th century. The works produced drain tiles that were mainly used on the Buccleuch estate. The works closed in 1969 and by 1975 the buildings were used for storage. This shows the wooden shelves of the small detached drying shed where draining tiles were placed to dry prior to firing in a kiln. The drying process was important as it ensured that a tile did not crack or warp. The process of making a drain tile took a year. In the autumn clay was dug out of the ground and left to weather and saturate during the winter. In the spring the clay was dug over and moistened with water. The clay was then covered with straw and left until the summer when it was milled, moulded and fired. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference Neg No. 57/80/4

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/744401

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap