Sample book from the tweed mill at Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire

A water powered carding mill was built on this site in 1814.  By the 1880s it had expanded and was producing blankets, plaids and flannels.
Object no :
DMBK054a-d
Collection :
Tweed Manufacturing in Nithsdale
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
paper, textile
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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