Muirkirk Iron Works
1789 One of the large ironworks constructed in Scotland about this time
William Cadell, Junior was a founder partner of the Muirkirk Iron Works.
1817 Notice announcing that it was for sale and mentioned a railway weighing 300 tons of iron for conveying the coal from the pits to the yard. Notice gave details of the facilities at the works. [1] [2] [3]
c.1851 John Wilson (1787-1851) purchased the Muirkirk Works, in Ayrshire, comprising two furnaces and a rolling-mill, which manufactured the rails.
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Sources of Information
- [1] Clydebridge Steel Work history