Old Photograph Glen Lean Scotland

Old photograph of Glen Lean in Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish glen spans the boundary between the parishes of Dunoon and Kilmun, and Inverchaolain. In this glen was one of four large black gunpowder works which operated in Argyll in the 19th century, attracted to the area by its lack of sizeable settlements, its accessibility by sea, and the availability of wood suitable for making charcoal. The works was operated by Curtis's and Harvey, which became part of Nobel's Explosives Company Ltd. Later on it made sporting powder. It closed in 1892.



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