Iron Furnace Bonawe Taynuilt Argyll Scotland October 27th
Tour Scotland Autumn video of the Iron Furnace at Bonawe on visit to Taynuilt, Argyll. The most complete charcoal fueled ironworks in Britain, Bonawe was founded in 1753. Displays by Historic Scotland bring to life the industrial heritage of the area and illustrate how pig iron was made.
Places to see in ( Taynuilt - UK )
Places to see in ( Taynuilt - UK )
Taynuilt is a large village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland located at the western entrance to the narrow Pass of Brander. The village is situated on the River Nant about a kilometre before the river flows into Loch Etive at Airds Bay. This is just to the west of a narrowing of the loch down to about 0.2 km. The larger River Awe passes about 1 km to the east of the village and joins the loch just to the east of the narrow point. The West Highland Line and A85 road pass through the village.
The narrows form a natural crossing to Bonawe on the north shore, and for centuries the village was a staging post and resting place for travellers. A small hill immediately to the east of the main street of the village was the site of Killespickerill, which was built in 1228 as the seat of the Bishop of Argyll. Some of its ruins were incorporated into Muckairn Parish Church, built in 1829. On the north shore of Loch Etive more extensive ruins remain of Ardchattan Priory, which was founded in 1230. In 1308 it was the venue for the last Scottish Parliament held in Gaelic. A regular ferry service ran to Bonawe from 1690.
In 1753 the Bonawe Iron Furnace was constructed by the Newland Company, later known as Harrison Ainslie. It stood just to the north of the village, between the rivers Nant and Awe, making use of timber from the local forests for charcoal fuel to smelt iron ore brought by sea from England. Although small in comparison to the huge 'hot-melt' furnaces of the 19th century, the furnace provided work not only at the site of the smelter but also for up to 600 charcoal burners over a large area of local woodlands. The effects of coppicing trees for charcoal burning can still be seen in local woods where, for a time, during the early part of the 20th century, birch brooms for use in steel mills were manufactured. The furnace was of such strategic importance that in 1756 a military road was constructed, crossing the Pass of Brander and the Bridge of Awe to reach the furnace. Twenty years afterwards the road was extended westward to Connel, and later still on to Oban. The factory produced 42,000 cannonballs in 1781. Closed in 1876, the furnace is still substantially complete and is a tourist attraction in the care of Historic Scotland.
What is claimed to have been the first monument to be erected in Britain to commemorate the death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar stands at Taynuilt with an inscription dated 1805 on its base, a reminder of the wide popularity of Nelson and of the many Scots crew and captains at the battle.
The Callander and Oban Railway opened Taynuilt railway station in 1880, making the village a popular place for tourists visiting the Scottish Highlands. The ferry service across Loch Etive to Bonawe eventually became a car ferry. Connel Bridge, which had been built to carry the railway over tidal rapids the mouth of the loch, with cars later sharing it as a toll bridge, was converted to being a road bridge when the railway was closed. The Taynuilt to Bonawe ferry closed in 1966.
Taynuilt has two main beaches. Airds Bay is a pebble bay with views to the Duirinnis hill and Bonawe. Kelly's Pier has both old and new parts, with a sweep of pebble beach as well, where small craft can be launched. Day trips up and down the loch are available to see the seals on the Anne of Etive, which is a few minutes from Kelly's Pier. From the loch there are panoramic views of the loch, Bonawe, Ben Cruachan, and Connel.
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The Scranton Iron Furnaces
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The Iron Furnaces are located in downtown Scranton near Steamtown National Historic Site. In this video i give you a look around at some of the things you can see if you visit this interesting place. enjoy the video
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The Scranton Iron Furnaces is a historic site that preserves the heritage of iron making in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania and is located in Scranton, near the Steamtown National Historic Site. It protects the remains of four stone blast furnaces which were built between 1848 and 1857. Iron production on the site was started by Scranton, Grant & Company in 1840. Later, the furnaces were operated by the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company. In 1847, iron rails for the Erie Railroad were made at the site. In 1865, Scranton, Grant & Company had the largest iron production capacity in the United States. In 1875, steel production started at the site. In 1880, the furnaces produced 125,000 tons of pig iron, one of the main uses of which was in the making of t-rails. The plant was closed in 1902, when production was shifted to Lackawanna, New York.
The site has been managed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission since 1971 and is part of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum complex. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, as the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company Furnace
Mount Vernon Cut Stone Cast Iron Furnace
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This is one in series of videos to document what remains of a once thriving cast iron industry. What made Pittsburgh great was a combination of rivers, raw materials and the entrepreneurs to pull it all together. Mount Vernon Furnace is one of those lost and forgotten places. This blast furnace is located in Bullskin Township in Fayette County. It was built in 1795 and went out of blast in 1825. It could produce many tons of cast iron per year which was sent to Pittsburgh to me made into wrought iron tools to support the colonies and growth of the United States.
From Richard Park’s website the GPS Location is N 40° 05.760' W079° 30.574'. It may even be marked on Google Map.
All of the original houses are gone now but it once was the center of commerce in that area. You would never know that after a year or so of operation there were no trees within a mile of the furnace. The trees were used to make charcoal. The charcoal was the fuel that was used to melt the iron. If you saw the furnace in operation it would have been loud, smokey and at night could be seen billowing fire and smoke for miles. The furnace was run 24 hours per day.
This furnace has been restored and is in great shape. It also has a small shop and a small scale model of the furnace operations. For the furnaces that still intact, only the stack remains. The model shows how the bellows operate using channeled water from the stream.
History of Cast Iron
Cast iron is iron ore and limestone that is heated, melted and poured into slabs or pigs. The term pigs came from the shape of the cast poured on the ground that looked like pigs suckling. These pigs (2000 Lbs each) were then sold and reheated and hammer forged into wrought iron which was then made into tools.
Cast iron is high in carbon and very brittle. After heating and beating it, the carbon is worked out and wrought iron is formed.
These stone cut cast iron furnaces were located near water, stone, and a source of iron ore. They were originally fueled with charcoal and then converted to coke. The furnace was cut out of local sandstone and dry stacked. The dimensions were typically 30-40 feet tall and 25 x 25. They had a flue (like a fireplace chimney) called a bosh where the fuel and raw iron ore were loaded. Once the fire was lit, the iron ore would melt due to the tremendous heat, the limestone would act as a flux and the charcoal as a heat source. The furnace was designed and built to take advantage of natural air draft and was supplemented by an air bellows driven by local water. The air was pumped or blast into the bosh area to add air to the fire and thus the term blast furnace.
The furnace was the center of the town that employed many people. An iron master ran the operation but other parts of the operation included:
o Cutting/felling trees
o Making Charcoal
o Growing food
o Blacksmith
o Molders (making sand molds to cast iron items)
Items such as cast iron frying pans, and stoves were made at the furnace site. You may see old cast iron stoves that have the furnace name on them.
The Book
A Guide to the Old Stone Blast Furnaces in Western Pennsylvania, by Myron B. Sharp and William H. Thomas is an excellent reference to all of the furnaces in Western Pa.
Richard Parks thankfully spent a considerable amount of his time locating and documenting the locations and condition of many of these furnaces. Some are an easy drive and others are in remote locations. His website is I have tracked down over 24 furnaces using this website. He not only provided GPS coordinates, but directions and who to talk to if the furnace is located on private property. There are many well preserved furnace’s, however many have fallen into disrepair.
His record of Mount Vernon Furnace are at tis link:
Disclaimer – Always ask permission on posted property. Do not trespass on property that is marked. Many of these furnaces are in serious decay and the potential of falling stone is present. Pay attention to your surroundings.
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