Monument record MHG4109 - Suisnish Pier

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Grid reference Centred NG 5541 3406 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG53SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish PORTREE

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See also NG53NE 8, 9, 13, 14 and 16, and NG53SE 7.

(Location cited as NG 554 341). Suisnish Pier, built c. 1914 for William Baird and Co Ltd. The bases of four ore-calcining kilns and a large concrete oar bin which discharged into a conveyor which carried ore to the pier.
J R Hume 1977.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Draper and Draper, L and P. 1990. The Raasay Iron Mine 1912-1942: where enemies became friends. Paperback. pp 35-9.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 215; pl. 90.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Minchinton, W. 1984. A guide to industrial archaeology sites in Britain. 169.

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Jul 1 2011 10:48AM

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