Aberdeen City HER - NJ90SW0295 - FERRYHILL FOUNDRY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ90SW0295
Name	FERRYHILL FOUNDRY
NRHE Card No.	NJ90SW29
NRHE Numlink	20268
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Site of the iron foundry of James Abernethy and Co depicted on the OS 2nd edition maps. In the 19th and early 20th century this company was north east Scotland's most notable firm of structural engineers, specialising in cast iron work and suspension bridges The firm was also the world's largest maker of granite working machinery including cranes and lathes. The firm went out of business in the 1960s. See also NJ90SW1087 for watching brief in 1998.
Last Update	21/10/2020
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler	ACU
Date of Compilation	13/09/2017

Google Map for NJ90SW0295

National Grid Reference: NJ 9423 0491

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1998	Watching-Brief

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Artefact and Ecofact

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
FOUNDRIES	IRON	SITE OF	A	100