Archaeology Notes

Event ID 703814

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS71SW 19 7319 1213.

Kirkconnel gasworks: the retorts were hand-charged but had been re-built as recently as 1951 and were self-sealing; the old retorts were water sealed. The old retort-house, brick-built with honneycomb semi-circular vents at the upper level, still survived, and the coolers, replaced by new-type condensers, formerly stood alongside. The gas-holder framework was contemporary with the old retort-house and retained six latticed hoisting-masts.

Visited by RCAHMS (G D Hay) 25 May 1970. See RCAHMS LAR 4/1, 2, footnote 2.