A £5.9m project to create a new whisky distillery within the former derelict Mill at Castletown in Caithness has secured a £250,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Dunnet Bay Distillers Limited (DBDL) is leading the project, which will create 13 jobs. The mill was originally built to feed workers in the local flagstone industry in the 1800s, which once employed up to 500 people, but later fell into disrepair. The derelict building is now being converted into a new state-of-the-art craft whisky distillery and world class visitor attraction. It will be known as Stannergill Distillery, which is understood to be a Norse phrase that means stone enclosed gorge or ravine – or river of stone. https://www.hie.co.uk/latest-news/2024/august/30/250k-boost-for-new-whisky-distillery-in-caithness/?returnUrl=%2Flatest-news%2F%3FcurrentPageId%3D1542%26page%3D1%26showAllResults%3Dfalse

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