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Ascog Salt Pan, Ascog
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- BUTE, ROTHESAY, ASCOG, SALT PANS
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Ascog Salt Pan
Other Name(s)
Address
Ascog
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
4662
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NS 10782 63357
Location Type
Rural Settlement
HS Reference No
12065
Description
Roofless, circular-plan ruin of saltpan near former coal mine workings at Ascog Point. Harl-pointed red rubble sandstone; segmental-arch visible inside; cast-iron balustraded enclosure.
Constructed with the specific task of burning coal to boil sea water for the manufacture of salt. However, the process was soon abandoned due to numerous difficulties - the most pressing being the poor quality and supply of local coal. The SVBWG handbook cites another reason as the loss of all the equipment needed for salt extraction when the ship it was being transported in sank. An old postcard published in MacCallum (p25) depicts the structure without the vegetation that today surrounds it (Historic Scotland)
Constructed with the specific task of burning coal to boil sea water for the manufacture of salt. However, the process was soon abandoned due to numerous difficulties - the most pressing being the poor quality and supply of local coal. The SVBWG handbook cites another reason as the loss of all the equipment needed for salt extraction when the ship it was being transported in sank. An old postcard published in MacCallum (p25) depicts the structure without the vegetation that today surrounds it (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
18th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
03/12/2009, 30/8/2012
Development History
December 2009: External inspection finds the building a picturesque ruin in an advanced state of decay being slowly taken apart by trees and creepers.
30 August 2012: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Chemical Industries
Original Entry Date
24-MAY-10
Date of Last Edit
27/11/2012
