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Glencawdor Distillery
Nairn
Nairnshire
Demolished
Scotland
Glencawdor Distillery was founded in 1898 by J. Mill of Nairn, D. McAndie of Inverness and J. MacKillican of Calcutta and was built on the site of the original town mill. Distilling ceased in 1901 when the company went into liquidation. In 1903 the assets were purchased by John Haigh & Co. Production ceased in 1927 and the buildings demolished in 1930

The Highland Council Archive : Nairn Dean of Guild Plans
Plan of New Duty Free Warehouse. C Doig. 1898

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
DistilleryNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Build/construction1898

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
Charles Chree Doig1898

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References

Archive References

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
The Highland Council ArchiveNairn Dean of Guild Plans