Roughlands Forge

Maker
Tom Astbury
Production date
23 Nov 1979
 Description
View of a building built of random rubble stone, with the walls and pantiled roof raised by courses of brick. A man and Clydesdale horse are in the doorway. Gas cylinders are leaning against the outside wall and a couple of large dogs are nosing about.
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Maker
Production date
23 Nov 1979
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Subject place
Roughlands Forge/Mill Rd/Carronshore/Larbert area
Subject notes
The building was originally Skaithmuir Mill. It was L-shaped, the east-west part dating from about 1700. Grooves on the gable indicated the water wheel had a diameter of over 5m. The first mention of a mill on the site is dated 20 November 1588. It was a corn mill. The north-south wing shown was probably built in the early 19th century as a barley store. By the late 19th century the buildings were used as a forge. The business later specialised in general smiddy work, including shoeing horses. Although listed, it was demolished in 1988.

See Calatria, No 2, Spring 1992.
Accession number
P08717

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