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The Dunbar or Oxwellmains cement works was originally built by Blue Circle in 1963 with three kilns. It was rebuilt with a preheater tower and a single kiln which went into production in 1986. It became part of Lafarge Cement UK in 2001 and passed to Tarmac in 2013. More details here: www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_dunbar.html

It was in March 1962 that work first began on the modern works at Oxwellmains, near Dunbar, and on April 1st 1963 the first kiln was lit. Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Limited (later Blue Circle Industries PLC) selected Dunbar because it had the ideal proportions of raw material (shale and limestone) for the production of cement; for much of the works’ existence it has been the only cement producer in Scotland. The plant was modernised in the 1980s. The current kiln has an output of around 867 tonnes of cement clinker per day. Ownership passed to Lafarge in 2001 and from Lafarge Tarmac to CRH in July 2015.

The Dunbar or Oxwellmains cement works was originally built by Blue Circle in 1963 with three kilns. It was rebuilt with a preheater tower and a single kiln which went into production in 1986. It became part of Lafarge Cement UK in 2001 and passed to Tarmac in 2013. More details here: www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_dunbar.html

A grab shot from a speeding train with reflections from the window. However, it does give a view from a side not normally accessible for photography. It was in March 1962 that work first began on the modern works and on April 1st 1963 the first kiln was lit. Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Limited (later Blue Circle Industries PLC) selected Dunbar because it had the ideal proportions of raw material (shale and limestone) for the production of cement; for much of the works’ existence it has been the only cement producer in Scotland. The plant was modernised in the 1980s. The current kiln has an output of around 867 tonnes of cement clinker per day. Ownership passed to Lafarge in 2001 and from Lafarge Tarmac to CRH in July 2015.