Papermills in Scotland, early 19th century
Date 1967
Event ID 1008379
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1008379
About 30 licenses a year were granted for papermills in Scotland between 1780 and 1800 (300-400 in England in the same period) but unclear how many actually operated. By 1800, 1000 tons of paper a year was being produced in Scotland. In 1830, 76 Scottish mills were listed in the Excise Return with 19 converted to ther uses or silent. The remaining 57 (30 had machines) were producing more paper than England. By 1800 Scottish mills providing 9% of the UK output of paper. By 1850, this stood at 22% of total UK output.
CDM Ketelbey, 1967