Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Clyde Iron-works

Clyde Iron-works, a village, with large pig-iron works, in the SW corner of Old Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, on the right bank of the Clyde, in the southern vicinity of Tollcross, 3 miles ESE of Glasgow. The works employ the most improved methods of smelting; draw their supplies of blackband ironstone from Old and New Monkland and parishes; and had 6 furnaces built and 4 in blast in 1879.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a village, with large pig-iron works"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Old Monkland ScoP       Lanarkshire ScoCnty
Place: Clyde Iron Works

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