by Kennetpans Trust | Nov 15, 2019 | Stein Distilleries
Manuel Works, Linlithgow Castlecary Fireclay Works Anchor Brick Works, Dunipace Millfield House, Polmont, c1909 was built by John Miller, civil engineer of the Edinburgh and Glagow Railway Company and was later owned by the Stein family of Stein’s brickworks....
by administrator | Nov 11, 2019 | Videos
Liam Anderstrem runs Airborne Lens and has take some amazing videos of Kennetpans: Click here to view an aerial 360-degree interactive panorama where you can experience the site and its surroundings from a bird’s-eye view. Click on the hotspots for additional...
by Kennetpans Trust | Sep 7, 2019 | Stein Distilleries
In many ways it is easier to cover these two great distilleries in one section. KENNETPANS DISTILLERY c1720 – 1825 Founder John Stein (1697 – 1773) The exact date of distilling at Kennetpans is not known but it is thought the ruins still present date back...
by Kennetpans Trust | Sep 5, 2019 | Videos
Listen to an old Clackmanan song ‘Doon The Craw Road’ that mentions picking fruit at...
by Kennetpans Trust | Sep 5, 2019 | Stein Family
THE FORGOTTEN DYNASTY Most historians describe the Steins as a great whisky dynasty, probably one of the greatest understatements you will ever read. Yes, the Steins revolutionised both the Scottish and Irish whisky industries, but without a doubt the family were also...
by Kennetpans Trust | Sep 5, 2019 | Ports
By the mid 1700’s Alloa had also become a major port, its growth mainly brought on by Scottish merchants being able to trade with America after the 1707 Act of Union. Glasgow merchants built extensive warehousing to hold stocks of sugar and tobacco which had...
by Kennetpans Trust | Sep 5, 2019 | Videos
Listen to an old Clackmannan song that refers to picking fruit at Kennetpans ‘Doon The Craw Road’. Listen to Alex Salmond talking about his time working at the Stein Brickworks on Desert Island Discs 16th January 2011. (Stein brickworks is discussed from...
by Kennetpans Trust | Sep 4, 2019 | July 2012
Feb 2011 We have started cutting down the trees and ivy in and around the distillery building. Historic Scotland have had two site visits and we await their reports on the stabilisation procedure. They have also reiterated the historical importance of this site but...
by Kennetpans Trust | Sep 1, 2019 | Ports
Artists Impression of the Port of Kennetpans This is a copy of an original picture lent to us by Mr Stokes of Kincardine. I would imagine the picture gives a fairly accurate impression of the port at its peak, with one or two exceptions. There was never the distance...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2018 | Jameson Distilleries
1780 – 1971 Founded by John Stein of Kennetpans. John Jameson, originally from Alloa, was related to the Steins / Haig’s through marriage. John became manager at Stein’s Bow Street distillery before taking full ownership in 1805. By 1810 it had been officially...
