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Pitcairnfield Bleachworks

Bleach Works (Period Unassigned), Mineral Railway (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Pitcairnfield Bleachworks

Classification Bleach Works (Period Unassigned), Mineral Railway (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 108535

Site Number NO02NE 143

NGR NO 0683 2581

NGR Description Centred NO 0683 2581

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Perth And Kinross
  • Parish Redgorton
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Perth And Kinross
  • Former County Perthshire

Archaeology Notes

NO02NE 143.00 centred 0683 2581

NO02NE 143.01 NO 0679 2586 Chapel

(Location cited as NO 068 258). Pitcairnfield Bleachworks, 18th to 19th century. The 2-storey, 3-bay works chapel and an 8-bay single storey brick range (1894) with buttresses between the bays and a wooden porch are the main surviving structures. Some inset track and poles for overhead wires remain from the electric railway that served the works.

J R Hume 1977.

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Watching Brief (October 2007 - March 2008)

A Cultural Heritage Assessment was undertaken by CFA Archaeology to identify the potential impact of the proposed Almond Valley Village Materplan development. The assessment included a desk-based study and field reconnaissance survey. The assessment considered the likely effects on cultural heritage interests arising from the development of the proposed new village near Almondbank

CFA Archaeology (G. Mudie, S. Hickman) 2008

OASIS ID - cfaarcha1-267801

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