Eventually large swathes of the country had no breweries at all. In the 1870’s things weren’t quite that bad, but the process of concentration in the more populated areas was already underway. And a couple of towns – Edinburgh and Alloa – were beginning to dominate the industry. While Glasgow, the most populous city in Scotland, had surprisingly few brewers.
Here’s a breakdown by region:
| Scottish breweries by region in 1874 | |||
| north | central | west coast | south |
| 27 | 79 | 17 | 7 |
You can see that more than 50% of the breweries were in the central belt. There were still a surprising number of breweries in the North, but these were mostly in Aberdeenshire. The Highlands was limited to a couple of breweries in Inverness.
Here’s the full table of all 130 breweries:
| Scottish breweries in 1874 | |||
| brewery | address | town | council area |
| Black William and Co. | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |
| Cowie Alexander | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |
| Elsmie George and Co. | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |
| James William and Co. | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |
| Marshall, Thomson and Co. | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |
| Palmer W. J. | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | |
| Banff Brewery Company | Banff | Aberdeenshire | |
| Ingram James | Cullen | Banff | Aberdeenshire |
| Spence Alexander | Huntly | Aberdeenshire | |
| Donald and Co. | New mill | Old Deer | Aberdeenshire |
| Milne William | Biffie | Old Deer | Aberdeenshire |
| Philip Bros. | Port Elphinstone | Old Meldrum | Aberdeenshire |
| Hunter John | Peterhead | Aberdeenshire | |
| Wallace James | Peterhead | Aberdeenshire | |
| Davidson John | Brechin | Angus | |
| Durie Alexander | Brechin | Angus | |
| Nelson and Co. | Lawrencekirk | Brechin | Angus |
| Ogilvy James | Blairgowrie | Forfar | Angus |
| Robertson Henry | West High street | Forfar | Angus |
| Ross James | Helen street | Forfar | Angus |
| Ross William and Co. | Montrose | Angus | |
| Ewing Hugh | Catrine | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Gowans John and Co. | Grange street | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Irwine Brewery Company | Irwine | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Paxton George, and Sons | Richardland | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Smith John | Wallacetown | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Watson James and Co. | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran | |
| Younger Geo. and Son | Ayr | Ayrshire and Arran | |
| Young D. B. | Newton | Ayrshire and Arran | |
| Arrol Archibald | Alloa | Clackmannanshire | |
| Blair Alexander | Alloa | Clackmannanshire | |
| Maelay James | Alloa | Clackmannanshire | |
| Forbes S. | Alloa | Clackmannanshire | |
| McNellari John and Co. | Alloa | Clackmannanshire | |
| Meiklejohn R. and Son | Alloa | Clackmannanshire | |
| Gallaway and Knox | Cainbus | Tullibody | Clackmannanshire |
| Knox Robert and Son | Cambus | Tullibody | Clackmannanshire |
| Corson William and Co. | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | |
| McDonald Wm. | Castle Douglas | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Rennie James | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Turner William | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Paterson William and Co. | Langholm | Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Solomon W. T. | Newton Stewart | Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Campbell John | Stranraer | Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Martin Thomas | Wigtown | Dumfries and Galloway | |
| McKean T. C. | Gatehouse | Wigtown | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Ballingall and Son | Dundee | Dundee | |
| Gray William | Broughty Ferry | Dundee | Dundee |
| Henderson Jane | Dundee | Dundee | |
| Ure William | Hawkhill | Dundee | Dundee |
| Whitton George | Dundee | Dundee | |
| Wills Mrs. M. | Dundee | Dundee | |
| Cunningham W. | Athelstaniford | Haddington | East lothian |
| Dudgeon E. Belhaven | Haddington | East lothian | |
| Renton Thomas | Chirnside | Haddington | East lothian |
| Richardson James | Haddington | East lothian | |
| Steel Wm. | West Barns | Haddington | East lothian |
| Cunningham C. | North Berwick | East Lothian | |
| Fowler John and Co. | Prestonpans | East Lothian | |
| Aitchison John | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Bernard Thomas | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Campbell Arch. | Cowgate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Carmichael Thos. | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Dick C. and Son | Robertson's close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Drybrough and Co. | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Edinburgh Brewery Company | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | |
| Edinburgh and Leith Brewery Company | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | |
| Jeffery J. and Co. | Grassmarket | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| McEwan Wm. | Fountain bridge | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| McLeod T. and Co. | Drumdryan | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| McMillan R. and Co. | Summerhall | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Melvin James | Boroughloch | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Morison and Thomson | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Moyes Robert | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Muir Jas. and Son | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Nicholson David | Abbey hill | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Paxton William | Pleasance | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Raeburn W. and J. | Cowgate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Ritchie George | Pleasance | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Simson James | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Steel, Coulson and Co. | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Usher J. and T. | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | |
| Younger W. and Co. | Canongate | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Younger Robert | Crofton | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| McNair J. and Co. | St. Anthony street | Leith | Edinburgh |
| Aitken James and Co. | Falkirk | Falkirk | |
| Key James | Crail | Anstruther | Fife |
| Lawson James | Leslie | Auchtermuchty | Fife |
| Mitchell R. and J. | Cupar | Auchtermuchty | Fife |
| Brown J. G. | East Wemyss | Leven | Fife |
| Ireland D. S. | Argyle street | St. Andrews | Fife |
| Laing Francis | Seggie | St. Andrews | Fife |
| Greig Andrew | Dunfermline | Fifie | |
| Elder James | Dunfermline | Fifie | |
| Ainslie Geo. and Watson Andrew | South Kinning place | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Baird Hugh and Co. | Canal Basin | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Gillespie, Gray and Co. | 796 Gallowgate | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Lynch Owen | Gallowgate | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Prentice Jas. E. | 109 Main street | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Scott William | 3 Duncan street | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Steel, Coulson and Co. | 80, Canning street | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Tennent Hugh, jun. | Wellshot, Cambuslang | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Tennent J. and R. | Well park | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Wordie Peter | Petershill | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Black George | Thornbush | Inverness | Highland |
| Buchanan John | Haugh | Inverness | Highland |
| Black Peter and A. | Greenock | Inverclyde | |
| Whitelaw K. | Fisher row | Dalkeith | Midlothian |
| Arnott Henry and Co. | Gallon Crook | Elgin | Moray |
| Hossack John | Forres | Elgin | Moray |
| Young A. and J. | Elgin | Moray | |
| Eadie Rob. and Sons | Blackford | Crieff | Perth and Kinross |
| Eadie William | Blackford | Crieff | Perth and Kinross |
| Sharp, Rob. and Dan. | Blackford | Crieff | Perth and Kinross |
| Hunter William | Grange | Perth | Perth and Kinross |
| Muir and Martin | Canal street | Perth | Perth and Kinross |
| Wright John and Co. | Methven street | Perth | Perth and Kinross |
| Sacell Brewery Company | Paisley | Renfrewshire | |
| Davidson Andrew | Coldstream | Scottish Borders | |
| Gray James | Jedburgh | Kelso | Scottish Borders |
| Haldane William | Galashiels | Kelso | Scottish Borders |
| Murray William | Jedburgh | Kelso | Scottish Borders |
| Simson James | Melrose | Kelso | Scottish Borders |
| Stenhouse John | Ednam | Kelso | Scottish Borders |
| Winter Robert | Hawick | Kelso | Scottish Borders |
| Gilroy Thomas and Co. | Lanark | South Lanarkshire | |
| Burden Ann | Irvine place | Stirling | Stirling |
| Colquhoun Andrew | Craigs | Stirling | Stirling |
| McNicol Robert | Broad street | Stirling | Stirling |
| Gillespie Alexander | Dumbarton | West Dunbartonshire | |
| Source: | |||
| The London and Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory H. D. Miles, 1874, page 229. | |||
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