No 1 mine buildings:: OS grid NG5636 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

NG5636 : No 1 mine buildings

near to Inverarish, Highland, Great Britain

No 1 mine buildings

Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, the Coatbridge-based ironmasters, Baird & Co, purchased Raasay in order to exploit the iron ore discovered on the island in 1893. The company invested heavily in constructing the necessary infrastructure, and this picture shows the remains of the main hauler house and the compressor house associated with No 1 mine. Unfortunately for Baird & Co, the mine did not prove commercially valuable, and they subsequently sold the estate to the Scottish Board of Agriculture in 1921-22.

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2011

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Grid Square: NG5636, 23 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Euan Nelson (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 11 June, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 15 June, 2011
Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused
Subject Location: OSGB36: NG 5642 3649 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:21.2141N 6:3.0656W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NG 5642 3649
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)