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<\/div>- 1758<\/span><\/li>
- 1793<\/span><\/li>
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James Traill<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>James Traill, born in Caithness, was the original pioneer for the new, commercial Caithness Flagstone industry. The image is the remains of one of his windmills that pumped water, used in the process to cut Caithness Stone into flagstones.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Export Begins – Boston Docks<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>From this year onwards Caithness began exporting Flagstone, a trade that would develop a global reach, including the Boston Docks in America. (The stone was often used as ballast in ships)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Fray Bentos – Uruguay<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>The world\u2019s first industrial scale meat factory opened in Uruguay, near the Argentina border. Feeding half the world, this large complex was paved with Caithness Stone. The British brand name Fray Bentos came from the local town\u2019s name. Now a Unesco World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Marketing Brochure<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>An example of an early Caithness Flagstone marketing brochure<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Workers in the 1880s<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>Caithness Flagstone workers moving stone by rail, with help from a horse and wagon. Individuals wearing flat caps were general workers. A bowler hat was worn by a foreman<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Export Trade<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>Caithness Flagstone and other merchandise (salted fish), waiting to be uploaded to Schooners, destined for export markets<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Caithness Flagstone Production<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>Diagram of Caithness Flagstone production, from 1858 to 1911. In 1902 output reached 35,000 tonnes, and the industry employed over 1,000 local people<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Spittal Quarry Workforce<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>Some of the workforce from Spittal Quarry in Caithness \u2013 now owned by A & D Sutherland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
First Mechanisation at the Spittal Quarry<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>Evidence of the first mechanisation for the Caithness Stone industry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
A & D Sutherland founded<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>A & D Sutherland founded as a civil engineering company<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
A & D Sutherland purchases the Spittal Quarry<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>A & D Sutherland purchases the Spittal Quarry and focuses on the manufacture of Caithness Stone. (Image from 1970s)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Mark Mancini<\/a><\/h2>
Mark Mancini, MD of A & D Sutherland starts a summer job at Spittal Quarry at 16 years old. Mark joins the company full time in 2004 after completing university, becoming the third generation to work in the family business<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
Caithness Stone continued success<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/a><\/div>Caithness Stone continues to be specified for many prestigious projects in the UK and overseas, including the Queen Elizabeth II (9\/11) Memorial Garden in New York; a welcome return to North America for Caithness Stone<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>
- 1793<\/span><\/li>
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