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Maltings still in use and site of Flax Mill and Distillery. A 24 acre site which originated with a Flax Mill and its lade from the River North Esk. The mill was converted into a distillery in 1897 and named Highland Esk. The distillery changed hands and closed during the First World War and was partially destroyed by fire in 1919. The distillery was re-equipped to produce grain whisky in 1938. Between 1954 and 1964 it worked intermittently and was converted back to a malt distillery and named Hillside in 1964. It has four stills and was renamed Glenesk in 1980. In 1977 the 2-storey and attic malt barns, with double kiln vents and single storey rubble bonded stores survived. During the 1980s the distillery was mothballed. In 1995 the distillery was partially roofless and in 1996 most of the remaining distillery machinery was removed. It has been demolished by the 2005 aerial photograph overlay at the Angus HER. Some housing and low-rise buildings may survive. The maltings, renamed Glenesk Maltings have been much enlarged from 1973 onwards. There were 24 germination drums in 2000, each holding circa 31 tonnes of barley.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
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NO76SW0037 - HILLSIDE DISTILLERY