2017

NN0131 : Bonawe Iron Furnace - Bonawe House

taken 7 years ago, near to Brochroy, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Bonawe Iron Furnace - Bonawe House
Bonawe Iron Furnace - Bonawe House
Built in 1753 as the manager's house for the nearby iron furnace and sold off with the estate in the 1890s. Now used as self catering holiday accommodation in the main house and cottages.
Bonawe Historic Iron Furnace

This beautifully managed site explains the history and working of the most complete charcoal-fired furnace in the British Isles. It was founded by the Newland Company in Cumbria who, because of a shortage of charcoal there, found a good source of wood for making charcoal in Argyll and chose to establish a furnace at Bonawe, rather than transport it the 300 miles to Cumbria. The Bonawe Furnace was established in 1753 and continued working until 1876, when it succumbed to more efficient competition. There was no forge, so most of its output went to the company's base in Furness, with surplus going elsewhere. The only finished product to go from Bonawe was cannonballs.


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NN0131, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 9 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 3 January, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 0127 3179 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:26.1787N 5:13.4993W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NN 0120 3193
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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