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Description
This furnace was used to smelt iron ore brought from Cumberland by sea which was mixed with local charcoal. It was in operation from 1753 until the 1870s. The wheel which turned to activate the bellows and the vast charcoal and iron ore storage hangars can still be seen.
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- The Green Guide8.47 Km - Dalmally - Argyll, Dalmally PA33 1AN
- The Green Guide15.3 Km - Duncraggan Road, Oban PA34 4LW
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £70Bonawe House Holiday Cottages340 m - Bonawe House, Taynuilt PA35 1JQ
- From £57The Knowe Lower968 m - Taynuilt PA35 1JE
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- The Pierhouse££MICHELIN 202417.1 Km - Port Appin PA38 4DE
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