Marble and Slate Company of Netherlorn

Founded by the Earl of Breadalbane in 1745, the company that first developed Easdale's slate trade and expanded it to Ellenabeich, Balvicar and Luing before its 1866 dissolution split the island quarries into separate ownership.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Luing Slate Quarries Argyll and Bute 1745–1866

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026