Scheduled Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates: •
Tuesday 3rd December 11:00-15:00
During these times, some services may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
General view of Blacksmiths Cottage from west showing modern alottment gardens
DP 280615
Description General view of Blacksmiths Cottage from west showing modern alottment gardens
Date 5/7/2018
Collection Historic Environment Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 280615
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Blacksmithing, or the rendering of metal malleable by heating in a forge or hearth to high temperature enabling it to be fashioned into objects, is an ancient craft. The smithy/ smiddy/ smidy or blacksmith's shop was once a common building type but became less so during the 20th century. The rise of factory production and the uptake of the internal combustion engine (especially the introduction of the tractor) meant that this craft was less in demand for the production and sharpening of agricultural implements, making or replacing cartwheel tyres or for farrier work. This is an example of a traditional blacksmith's shop with its open hearth, anvils, bellows, work benches, metal storage racks and smithing tools for working mostly ferrous metals. All of the hearth processes were manual. This smithy is on the former main road, hence its location. This road has been byepassed by Hadfast Road.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1762061
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © Historic Environment Scotland
Licence Type: Full
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
