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Wilsontown Ironworks is a scheduled monument in South Lanarkshire dating to the late eighteenth century, representing an important phase of Scottish industrial development. The site preserves substantial remains of blast furnaces and associated structures that formed part of the integrated iron production complex established in the locality during the late 1700s. The ironworks reflect the technological and economic expansion of the Scottish iron industry in this period, when works such as Wilsontown contributed to growing domestic and export markets. The physical remains include evidence of the furnace structures and auxiliary buildings necessary for smelting operations, documenting the industrial heritage of Lanarkshire.
Wilsontown Ironworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2654. View the official record →
Wilsontown Ironworks is a scheduled monument in South Lanarkshire dating to the late eighteenth century, representing an important phase of Scottish industrial development. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2654.
Wilsontown Ironworks is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2654.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Couthally Castle,Carnwath (7.3 km), Wester Yardhouses, hut-circle 470m SSE of (7.4 km), Wester Yardhouses, cairn 630m S of (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wilsontown Ironworks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Wilsontown Ironworks stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.