Archaeology Notes

Event ID 857096

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/857096

NR97SE 24.06 from 9564 7129 and 9587 7043

A tramway system built to serve the gunpowder works, running parrallel to the Craignafeoch Burn from the most northerly buildings to immediately N of the B8000 public road where it turned E for about 36m and then S across the road.

Once S of the road the tramway system bifurcated to several different destinations and buildings.

The tramway system is only depicted on the 2nd edition of the 25-inch map (Argyllshire).

Information from RCAHMS (DE), July 2007