Note

Date 1994

Event ID 1047517

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Note

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According to PW F Whitall, this building is locally known as 'The Forge' (1994) and as 'A'Cheardach' - the Smithy - in the late 1890s (from a map drawn in 1974 by 'J. Adams', see MS8087/1/4). It is ruinous and has two compartments, one of which was probably used as the smithy.

Horses were in use on Easdale until locomotives were introduced (1860s) to move the slate along the tramways (introduced in the 1830s). It may be that the name change happened when this change from manual and horse power moved to steam.

The remains of the hearth and fires were visible when Withall carried out a survey of the building remains 1989.

Information from National Record of the Historic Environment manuscript: MS8087/1