Monument record MHG7848 - Bloomery Furnace, Loch A Bhraoin

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Grid reference Centred NH 1299 7400 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH17SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish LOCHBROOM

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The first definite records of iron smelting are in 1608, when speed in his map marks the Loch a Bhraoin area "Rich in Iron Mines"; the site of a bloomery furnace is on the shore of Loch a Bhraoin.
A C M Mitford 1936

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Mitford, A C M. 1936. Guide to Wester Ross: Ullapool, Lochbroom Dundonnell, Gairloch, Achnasheen, Garve with historical and descriptive notes. 2nd ed.. 91.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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