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    <title>Raasay: Ironstone processing works - calcining kilns interior</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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This is an interior view of the base of the ore calcining kilns. The five vertical cylindrical kiln structures since demolished would have stood above the gaps where the daylight is now shinging through. The original appearance of the kilns can be seen in the link below.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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This is an interior view of the base of the ore calcining kilns. The five vertical cylindrical kiln structures since demolished would have stood above the gaps where the daylight is now shinging through. The original appearance of the kilns can be seen in the link below.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: Ironstone processing works - concrete gantry supports</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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These concrete blocks just above centre originally supported the conveyor gantry from which ore would have been transported from the crusher to be fed into the calcining kilns. Part of the crusher house wall is visible just below the building on the skyline. The gantry and crusher house can be seen in the 1917 photo in the link below. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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These concrete blocks just above centre originally supported the conveyor gantry from which ore would have been transported from the crusher to be fed into the calcining kilns. Part of the crusher house wall is visible just below the building on the skyline. The gantry and crusher house can be seen in the 1917 photo in the link below. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: Churchton Bay, Ferry, and Ben Tianavaig on Skye</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020742"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/42/50020742.6ed15e6d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;A view of Churchton Bay at Clachan on Raasay, taken from the old ironstone mine tramway. The ferry is just departing from the terminal bound for Sconser.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ben Tianavaig on Skye forms an impressive backdrop.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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Ben Tianavaig on Skye forms an impressive backdrop.&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: view north along ironstone mine tramway</title>
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    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020750"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/50/50020750.0a6d94cb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raasay Ironstone Mine and Processing Works&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a norththwards view along the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant. The camera location is about 1.4 km from the processing plant. The ruined building was the winding house for the separate tramway (of to the left) up from the No.2 Mine to the left) which then joins the main tramway route close to this point. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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&lt;br /&gt;
This is a norththwards view along the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant. The camera location is about 1.4 km from the processing plant. The ruined building was the winding house for the separate tramway (of to the left) up from the No.2 Mine to the left) which then joins the main tramway route close to this point. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: No.2 Mine tramway winding house</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020756"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/56/50020756.d6dbf684.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raasay Ironstone Mine and Processing Works&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This ruined building was the winding house for the separate tramway up from the No.2 Mine (off to the left) which then joins the main tramway route close to this point. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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&lt;br /&gt;
This ruined building was the winding house for the separate tramway up from the No.2 Mine (off to the left) which then joins the main tramway route close to this point. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
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    <title>Raasay: No.2 Mine tramway view from winding house interior</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020762</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:13:49+01:00</dc:date.created>
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This is a view from the No.2 Mine tramway winding house, The tramway and shallow incline runs parallel to the modern fence to  the No.2 Mine which was situated in the wooded area in the distance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
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The No.2 Mine entrances in 1917 are shown here:&lt;br /&gt;
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This is a view from the No.2 Mine tramway winding house, The tramway and shallow incline runs parallel to the modern fence to  the No.2 Mine which was situated in the wooded area in the distance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The No.2 Mine entrances in 1917 are shown here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1341" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1341&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: No.1 Ironstone Mine adit entrance (intake) 2</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020778</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:55:33+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
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&lt;br /&gt;
A closer view of the intake adit entrance of the Raasay No.1 Ironstone Mine, taken in April 2019. There were two entrances for the No.1 Mine; this one allowed fresh air into the mine and was the main haulage road for ore. The link below shows the mine entrance in 1917. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other adit for return (exhaust) air and its ventilation fan was located a short distance away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the No.1 Mine in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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A closer view of the intake adit entrance of the Raasay No.1 Ironstone Mine, taken in April 2019. There were two entrances for the No.1 Mine; this one allowed fresh air into the mine and was the main haulage road for ore. The link below shows the mine entrance in 1917. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other adit for return (exhaust) air and its ventilation fan was located a short distance away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the No.1 Mine in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: No.1 Mine tramway viaduct and tributary burn</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020790</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T16:12:49+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
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The No.1 Mine tramway had to cross the steep sided valley of a tributary of the Inverarish Burn on an impressive viaduct before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. Only the concrete support piers remain today. This is a view from the west.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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The No.1 Mine tramway had to cross the steep sided valley of a tributary of the Inverarish Burn on an impressive viaduct before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. Only the concrete support piers remain today. This is a view from the west.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: No.1 Ironstone Mine adit entrance (intake) 3</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020780</link>
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    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
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&lt;br /&gt;
A photo taken through the steel grille across the intake adit entrance of the Raasay No.1 Ironstone Mine, taken in April 2019. The concrete block walls extend just a short distance in, thereafter it is natural stone with few supports. There were two entrances for the No.1 Mine; this one allowed fresh air into the mine and was the main haulage road for ore. The link below shows the mine entrance in 1917. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other adit for return (exhaust) air and its ventilation fan was located a short distance away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the No.1 Mine in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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&lt;br /&gt;
A photo taken through the steel grille across the intake adit entrance of the Raasay No.1 Ironstone Mine, taken in April 2019. The concrete block walls extend just a short distance in, thereafter it is natural stone with few supports. There were two entrances for the No.1 Mine; this one allowed fresh air into the mine and was the main haulage road for ore. The link below shows the mine entrance in 1917. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other adit for return (exhaust) air and its ventilation fan was located a short distance away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the No.1 Mine in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
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    <title>Raasay: No.1 Ironstone Mine adit entrance (intake) 1</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020776</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:55:00+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
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This is the intake adit entrance of the Raasay No.1 Ironstone Mine, taken in April 2019. There were two entrances for the No.1 Mine; this one allowed fresh air into the mine and was the main haulage road for ore. The link below shows the mine entrance in 1917. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other adit for return (exhaust) air and its ventilation fan was located a short distance away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the No.1 Mine in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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This is the intake adit entrance of the Raasay No.1 Ironstone Mine, taken in April 2019. There were two entrances for the No.1 Mine; this one allowed fresh air into the mine and was the main haulage road for ore. The link below shows the mine entrance in 1917. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other adit for return (exhaust) air and its ventilation fan was located a short distance away.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the No.1 Mine in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1338&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: No.1 Mine tramway viaduct piers</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020770</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:28:40+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
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The No.1 Mine tramway had to cross the steep sided valley of a tributary of the Inverarish Burn on an impressive viaduct before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. Only the concrete support piers remain today. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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The No.1 Mine tramway had to cross the steep sided valley of a tributary of the Inverarish Burn on an impressive viaduct before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. Only the concrete support piers remain today. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: No.1 Ironstone Mine tramway with silver birches</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020774</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:36:38+01:00</dc:date.created>
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Just north of the viaduct in the previous photos, the No.1 Mine tramway is now overgrown with an attractive double lining of silver birch trees. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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&lt;br /&gt;
Just north of the viaduct in the previous photos, the No.1 Mine tramway is now overgrown with an attractive double lining of silver birch trees. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: No.1 Mine tramway viaduct - north pier</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020772</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:31:33+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
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&lt;br /&gt;
The No.1 Mine tramway had to cross the steep sided valley of a tributary of the Inverarish Burn on an impressive viaduct before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. Only the concrete support piers remain today. This is a view of the northern pier.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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The No.1 Mine tramway had to cross the steep sided valley of a tributary of the Inverarish Burn on an impressive viaduct before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. Only the concrete support piers remain today. This is a view of the northern pier.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: Tramway junction</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:17:25+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
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This is the point where the No.2 Mine tramway joins the No.1 Mine tramway before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. The ruined building is the remains of the No.2 tramway winding house. The mountains of Skye are in the distance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The No.2 Mine entrances in 1917 are shown here:&lt;br /&gt;
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    <media:title>Raasay: Tramway junction</media:title>
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This is the point where the No.2 Mine tramway joins the No.1 Mine tramway before heading south towards the processing plant at East Suisnish. The ruined building is the remains of the No.2 tramway winding house. The mountains of Skye are in the distance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The No.2 Mine entrances in 1917 are shown here:&lt;br /&gt;
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    <title>Raasay: No.2 Mine tramway winding house interior</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020760</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:11:43+01:00</dc:date.created>
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This ruined building was the winding house for the separate tramway up from the No.2 Mine which then joins the main tramway route close to this point. The tree is growing out of the winding wheel pit. The winding ropes passed through the 'L'-shaped hole in the far wall. The No.2 Mine was situated in the wooded area in the far distance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The No.2 Mine entrances in 1917 are shown here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1341" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1341&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
    <media:title>Raasay: No.2 Mine tramway winding house interior</media:title>
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This ruined building was the winding house for the separate tramway up from the No.2 Mine which then joins the main tramway route close to this point. The tree is growing out of the winding wheel pit. The winding ropes passed through the 'L'-shaped hole in the far wall. The No.2 Mine was situated in the wooded area in the far distance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The No.2 Mine entrances in 1917 are shown here:&lt;br /&gt;
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    <title>Raasay: view south along ironstone mine tramway</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020758</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:10:20+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020758"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/58/50020758.8a6b5640.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raasay Ironstone Mine and Processing Works&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a southwards view along the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant. The camera location is about 1.4 km from the processing plant. A separate tramway up from the No.2 Mine joins the main tramway route close to this point. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Cuillin mountains of Skye are in the background.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
    <media:title>Raasay: view south along ironstone mine tramway</media:title>
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&lt;br /&gt;
This is a southwards view along the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant. The camera location is about 1.4 km from the processing plant. A separate tramway up from the No.2 Mine joins the main tramway route close to this point. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Cuillin mountains of Skye are in the background.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: Inverarish from mine tramway</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020754</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T15:07:44+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020754"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/54/50020754.6108e7f1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;A view of Inverarish and Churchton Bay taken from the old ironstone mine tramway. The buildings in the foreground are Inverarish Terrace, built by William Baird &amp; Co. to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. The long sunlit building in the centre of the photo is the modern Inverarish Community Centre.&lt;br /&gt;
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The distant hills are on Skye.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
    <media:title>Raasay: Inverarish from mine tramway</media:title>
    <media:text type="html">&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020754"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/54/50020754.6108e7f1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;A view of Inverarish and Churchton Bay taken from the old ironstone mine tramway. The buildings in the foreground are Inverarish Terrace, built by William Baird &amp; Co. to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. The long sunlit building in the centre of the photo is the modern Inverarish Community Centre.&lt;br /&gt;
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The distant hills are on Skye.&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: Churchton Bay and Ben Tianavaig on Skye</title>
    <link>https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020746</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T14:54:42+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020746"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/46/50020746.62e8c022.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;A view of Churchton Bay at Clachan on Raasay, taken from the old ironstone mine tramway. The long sunlit building to the right of centre of the photo is the modern Inverarish Community Centre.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ben Tianavaig on Skye forms an impressive backdrop.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
    <media:title>Raasay: Churchton Bay and Ben Tianavaig on Skye</media:title>
    <media:text type="html">&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020746"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/46/50020746.62e8c022.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;A view of Churchton Bay at Clachan on Raasay, taken from the old ironstone mine tramway. The long sunlit building to the right of centre of the photo is the modern Inverarish Community Centre.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ben Tianavaig on Skye forms an impressive backdrop.&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: Ironstone processing works - southern end of tramway view</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T14:46:46+01:00</dc:date.created>
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    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020744"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/44/50020744.6535f3ca.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raasay Ironstone Mine and Processing Works&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This is a view from the last section of the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant. The tramway disappears out of view as it drops steeply down the incline to the processing plant.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Red Cuillin mountains of Skye are in the background.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
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A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
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There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
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A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
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This is a view from the last section of the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant. The tramway disappears out of view as it drops steeply down the incline to the processing plant.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Red Cuillin mountains of Skye are in the background.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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    <title>Raasay: Ironstone processing works - view down incline</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:date.created>2019-04-10T14:41:21+01:00</dc:date.created>
    <author>nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher)</author>
    <description>&lt;p class="who"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/earthwatcher"&gt;Earthwatcher&lt;/a&gt; has posted:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="preview"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/50020738"&gt;&lt;img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/07/38/50020738.4184bc86.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raasay Ironstone Mine and Processing Works&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a view down the incline on the last section of the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The concrete blocks in the foreground are part of the crusher house foundations  and just below centre are the gantry supports from which ore would have been transported from the crusher to be fed into the calcining kilns. The gantry and crusher house can be seen in the 1917 photo in the link below. East Suisnish pier and the mountains of Skye are in the background.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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&lt;br /&gt;
This is a view down the incline on the last section of the tramway which brought ore down from the mine adits to the processing plant.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The concrete blocks in the foreground are part of the crusher house foundations  and just below centre are the gantry supports from which ore would have been transported from the crusher to be fed into the calcining kilns. The gantry and crusher house can be seen in the 1917 photo in the link below. East Suisnish pier and the mountains of Skye are in the background.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The two adits of Raasay No.1 ironstone Mine were situated about 2.5 km north of East Suisnish pier and worked the Jurassic (Upper Lias) age siderite and chamosite ores from 1914 to 1920. The mine was owned and developed by William Baird &amp; Co. who also built the terraces of houses in the village of Inverarish to house the mine workers, many of whom were German prisoners of war. A tramway and incline connected the mine to the processing works (crusher, calcining kilns, gantries, loading hoppers) at East Suisnish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A second pair of mine adits (Raasay No.2 Ironstone Mine) just north of Inverarish were also opened up around the same time but never went into proper production due to geological difficulties (faulting). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was also a small amount of opencast outcrop mining carried out near the No.1 Mine, again around the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The works were dismantled by 1943 but the site is now a scheduled protected monument.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A view of the works in 1917 is here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=1343&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</media:text>
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