Samuel Curteis

A granite quarry lessee, previously of Craignair Quarry at Dalbeattie, who took a 21-year lease on Shap from the Lowther estate between 1864 and 1870 and formed the Shap and Dalbeattie Granite Company, putting the site into large-scale, continuous production for the first time.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Shap Granite Quarries Cumbria 1864–1899

Record created: 29 August 2026 · Last researched: 29 August 2026