James Millar, farrier,Roughlands Forge

Maker
Tom Astbury
Production date
23 Nov 1979
 Description
View of the farrier at the furnace. He is heating a horse shoe in the flame. Ranged along the hearth are various metal hand tools.
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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. 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.

The large smiddy hearth was located where previously the mill pit wheel would have been. It was built of bricks with a large iron lintel. Because horses' hooves grow and the metal shoes wear, there was constant work in shoeing them. Other minor metal fabrication was carried out also.

See Calatria, Volume 2, Spring 1992
Accession number
P08719

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