Skye, Carbost, Talisker Distillery
Distillery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Carbost, Talisker Distillery
Classification Distillery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 11074
Site Number NG33SE 6
NGR NG 3770 3194
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11074
- Council Highland
- Parish Bracadale
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Talisker Distillery, Charles Doig, 1890; virtually all reconstructed following an extensive fire in 1961 Historic distillery founded by the MacAskill Brothers in 1833 . Although the long ranges are the result of much rebuilding, the complex includes an early 20th century pier, with railway track and workers' houses.
[Carbost was cleared of its inhabitants to make way for Talisker Distillery which, by c.1900, was producing 40,000 gallons of spirit a year. Now part of United Distillers (Guiness PLC), its maltings closed in 1970.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk