Archaeology Notes
Event ID 856349
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/856349
NR97SE 24.00 centred 958 706
NR97SE 24.01 Centred NR 9589 7064 Buildings; Stores;
NR97SE 24.02 Centred NR 9582 7057 Buildings; Smithy; Cottages
NR97SE 24.03 Centred NR 9582 7073 Buildings; Cottages; Offices
NR97SE 24.04 Centred NR 9577 7096 Buildings
NR97SE 24.05 Centred NR 9577 7112 Buildings; Gravel Pit; Store
NR97SE 24.06 NR 9582 7093 Tramway
NR97SE 24.07 NR 97416 71413 Works
NR97SE 24.08 NR 97306 71469 Cottage
NR97SE 24.09 NR 9577 7079 Lade
NR97SE 24.10 NR 96285 70934 Powder Magazine
NR97SE 24.11 NR 9583 7071 Weigh House; Post Office
NR97SE 24.12 NR 9582 7073 Cottages
NR97SE 24.13 NR 9575 7062 Cottage
NR97SE 24.14 NR 9577 7060 Building
NR97SE 24.15 NR 9580 7071 Building
NR97SE 24.16 NR 9580 7071 Bell
NR97SE 24.17 Centred NR 9745 7149 Pier
NR97SE 24.18 c.NR 95673 70768 Cannon; Cannon Ball
Marked bricks found on the site include a fireclay 'Caledonia'; Allan & Mann, Govan Patent, Glasgow; Garnkirk; Star Works, J * D, Glenboig; Gartcosh; Walkinshaw, ; Patent, W Wilson, Glasgow. Fragments of others were found notably 'Kelvinside' and 'Reid & Lugton'.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO), 30 July 1986
The Ordnance Survey Object Name Book describes the Powder Works as 'The Kames Powder Works is situated at Millhouse. It is of considerable extent. It is owned by a Company of which W McCallum of Kames Cottages is working partner. The works are surrounded on tracings (1st edition surey plan) by a yellow band (Name Book 1869). Additionally, the Name Book also describes an old magazine as 'This was originally the magazine to the Powder Works, but is now used as cottages', and the magazine as ' This is the store house for the Powder Works. A large new building surrounded by a high stone wall'. Kames Cottage is described as ' A mansion house belonging to Kames Powder Works Company, the portion of the works situated here is surrounded with a yellow band. The works at this place are chiefly stores for the material of which powder is composed with a good stone pier, the property of the Company' (Name Book 1872).
The powder works are also depicted depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch and 25-inch maps (Argyllshire and Buteshire 1869, sheet cxciii) and annotated as 'Kames Powder Works'.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), July 2007.
