Aberdeenshire HER - NJ66SE0036 - BANFF DISTILLERY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ66SE0036
Name	BANFF DISTILLERY
NMRS Card No.	NJ66SE109
NMRS Numlink	158788
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	Distillery comprising an irregular group of buildings, mostly rubble with a circular section brick chimney. Built in 1863, it burned down some years later, and was rebuilt. It closed in 1983. During World War II the distillery was bombed by a lone German plane on the 16th August 1941. One warehouse containing whisky was destroyed.
Last Update	13/03/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 6673 6432

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
DISTILLERIES			A	100
KILNS			B	100
STORES	BOND		C	100
CHIMNEYS	CIRCULAR	BRICK	D	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
RCM	H76/176/1	Ground	Black & White	10/06/1976
RCM	H80/32/10	Ground	Black & White	31/03/1980
RCM	H80/68/2-12	Ground	Black & White	09/05/1980

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00870	Industrial Archaeology of Scotland	JR Hume	1977			London	170
02423	Scotch Missed The Lost Distilleries of Scotland	B Townsend	2000			Angel's Share, Glasgow			2000

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Banff
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	15
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	NE
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Distillery
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology	Y

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length
Width
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
World War 2 (1939 - 1945)	B	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Built 1824.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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