This is a revised third edition of the hardback published in 1993 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first documentary records of the making of Scotch whisky in 1494. Brian Townsend has now detailed the remnants and ruins of almost every Victorian working distillery in Scotland. In this new edition he has fully updated the most recent closures and has sourced over 35 new archive photographs of many of Scotland's lost distilleries. The distilleries featured vary from the remnants of once great industrial concerns such as Saucel Distillery in Paisley to a mere tumble of bricks and mortar lying in a remote location like Glen Tarras at Langholm. Over the length and breadth of Scotland, its greatest export has left its mark and this book is a tribute not only to those who struggled against great odds and were finally beaten, but also to those who survived and have prospered. Townsend's detailed research brings to life a large portion of Scottish industrial heritage which would otherwise have been ignored and he has enlivened this with interviews of the last people to work those long gone stills. He has also tracked down the whisky which in some cases still exists and the book is fully illustrated with records past and present of this remarkable trade. Includes full OS map reference index to all distilleries listed and a full index.

Auteur

Brian Townsend

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Preface Introduction Turning back the Clock Out of the Farmyards... Growth into the Golden Era Temperance and David Lloyd George Expansion and Prosperity The North Ben Wyvis Gerston Gerston II Glen Albyn Glen Mhor Glenskiach Man O'Hoy Millburn Old Clynelish/Brora Pollo Speyside and the North-east Banff Benachie Coleburn Convalmore Glenaden Glenugie Glen Cawdor Parkmore Speyside Towiemore The East Coast and Tayside Auchnagie Auchinblae Ballechin Bon Accord Devanha Glen Coull Glenesk Glenury-Royal Grandtully Isla Lochside North Port Strathdee Stronachie Central and Lothian Bankier Bo'ness Cambus Carsebridge Glenfoyle Glenmavis Glenochil Kirkliston Rosebank St Magdalene Strathmore Fife Auchtermuchty Auchtertool Drumcaldie Grange Edinburgh Abbeyhill Bonnington Caledonian Canonmills Dean Glen Sciennes Lochrin Sunbury Yardheads The South and Borders Annandale Glen Tarras Ladyburn Langholm Glasgow Adelphi Camlachie Dundashill Kinclaith Provanmill Yoker Strathclyde and the West of Scotland Ardgowan Bellfield Clydesdale Garnheath Gartloch Glenpatrick Greenock Inverleven and Lomond Saucel Tambowie West Highlands, Islands and Islay Glendarroch Glenlochy Lochindaal Nevis Port Ellen Campbeltown Albyn Ardlussa Argyll Benmore Burnside Campbeltown Dalaruan Dalintober Glengyle Glen Nevis Glenside Hazelburn Kinloch Kintyre Lochhead Lochruan Longrow Meadowburn Rieclachan Springside Index of Distilleries with OS Map References Map of Lost Distilleries: Central Scotland Map of Lost Distilleries: Rest of Scotland Index