In 2013 Carland Area Regeneration Association was awarded a grant of £12,000 to restore this
industrial crane dating from around 1830, and which signifies the remnants of an important quarry in Carland
Until it closed, the quarry was the main employer in the area and played a significant part in local life , so the local community are keen to record and celebrate this important aspect of their heritage.
At the hight of production, the quarries were owened and run by the Howard family from Gortnaglush. They eventually sold the quarry to James McGurk from Monaghan.
He was the last owner of the quarry and when it closed, he founded the quarrieng company of ROADSTONE ( Dublin )
The makers of this crane, Butters' Brothers & Co Ltd was founded in 1867 by Michael and Archibald Butters at premises in Howard Street, Glasgow. In 1898 they moved to 195 McLelland Street and in the 1930s they opened branch works in London . In 1963 the company became a member of the Thomas W Ward engineering group of Sheffield, England. The firm manufactured all types of cranes but especially the Scots Pole Derrick Crane like this one.
In 1980 Butters' Brothers & Co Ltd was closed and went into voluntary liquidation.