Alternative Names Thurso Gas Works
Site type GAS WORKS
Canmore ID 8484
Site Number ND16NW 61
NGR ND 11862 68329
Council HIGHLAND
Parish THURSO
Former Region HIGHLAND
Former District CAITHNESS
Former County CAITHNESS

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Archaeological Notes

ND16NW 61 centred 11862 68329

Location formerly entered as ND 1179 6837.

(Location cited as ND 118 683). Thurso Gas Works, mid 19th century and later. An interesting complex, now closed, largely 19th century in construction with a handsome retort house with a stone-built, square-section chimney, an 8-column gas holder, and a 2-storey, 4-bay office block with an arched cart entrance.
J R Hume 1977.

Hume, J R (1977a) The industrial archaeology of Scotland, 2, the Highlands and Islands London
Page(s): 196 Held at RCAHMS J.4.11.HUM