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R.K. Butler & P.S.Mehta

Abstract

The Doon Valley in Ayrshire, Scotland has been the scene of a fascinating industrial diorama of a once thriving and bustling power house of the industrial revolution; a region full of coal and iron mines, ironworks, brickworks, power stations all underpinned by a comprehensive infra structure of services, dominated by an extensive steam railway system. Dunaskin lies at the heart of this region. It is the main centre of activity of the Dalmellington and District Conservation Trust and is a site of European importance with its characteristic landscape dominated by the two towering chimneys, a legacy of the ironworks which once stood there. A brief history of the site is given. An interesting facet is the Spanish connection, incredibly with the very area in which the STREMAH97 conference

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