The SCAPE Trust

Condition

Priority	6
Site type	distillery
Period	Post-Medieval
NRHE ID	150896
HER ID
Authority	Clackmannanshire

Description

Description
The distillery, built in the 1770's and closed in 1825, is located within designed landscape Kennetpans. No changes appear to have occurred to the remains since the HS report of 1991. The site is in a ruinous condition and is very overgrown. For more information on the distillery's history visit the Kennetpans Trust website - http://www.kennetpans.info/. July 2013 This important industrial site is said to be the earliest commercial whisky distillery in Scotland. The distillery building still stands, although in ruinous condition, as does the nearby (but hidden) warehouse building, whose walls are in better condition. The associated wet basin, ballast heap and canal are all testament to the ancient commercial significance of the site. January 2015 A project to remove the vegetation and consolidate the structure is being carried out by the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative and Historic Scotland.
Updated description

Location

Easting	291340.00
Northing	688910.00
Projection	27700
Latitude	56.0806122
Longitude	-3.7475135

Submitted photographs

Image	Date	Caption	User
	11/07/2013	Kennetpans distillery harbour	training1

	11/07/2013	Kennetpans distillery harbour	training1

	11/07/2013	Kennetpans distillery interpretation board	training1

	11/07/2013	Kennetpans distillery harbour	training1

	11/07/2013	Kennetpans distillery interior	training1

	11/07/2013	Kennetpans Distillery Ruins View of West Wall	phudsoni

	11/07/2013	Kennetpans Distillery Ruins View of North Wall	phudsoni

Submitted updates

Update id

Date

User

1207

11/07/2013

phudsoni

Site located?	Yes
Proximity to coast edge	< 10m
Coastally eroding?	not eroding
Threats	structural damage/decay
Visibility above ground	Highly visible (substantial remains)
Access	vehicular access
Local knowledge	has local associations/history
Description	The distillery, built in the 1770's and closed in 1825, is located within designed landscape Kennetpans. No changes appear to have occurred to the remains since the HS report of 1991. The site is in a ruinous condition and is very overgrown.
Recommendations	Presrvation of the remains to arrest further decay.
Comments	This important industrial site is said to be the earliest commercial whisky distillery in Scotland. The distillery building still stands, aklthough in ruinous condition, as does the nearby (but hidden) warehouse building, whose walls are in better condition. The associated wet basin, ballast heap and canal are all testament to the ancient commercial significance of the site.

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