Charles Chree Doig (1855–1918) was a Scottish architect who introduced the pagoda design to Scotch whisky distilleries.

Life and work

He was born in Angus in 1855. After schooling, he worked for a local architect in Meigle and then from 1882 for a land surveyor in

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, eventually becoming a partner in the firm. By 1890, he had his own firm and specailised in designing distilleries. In 1899 he was hired to expand the capacity of the

Dailuaine distillery Dailuaine ( gd, Dail Uaine, , "Green Meadow") is a single malt whisky distillery in Charlestown-of-Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland. History The Distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie. When he died in 1865 his widow leased the di ...

. There he developed a pagoda like roof that improved the efficiency of distilleries by drawing off peat smoke in the malting process. Doig is credited with designing at least 56 Scotch whisky distilleries including

Balblair Balblair distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Edderton railway station, Railway Statio ...

, Dufftown, Pulteney,

Speyburn Speyburn distillery in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, was founded in 1897 by John Hopkins & Company for the sum of £17,000. The site was chosen by John Hopkins himself for its unpolluted water supply from the Granty Burn, a minor tributary of the Rive ...

and

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. His distillery plans and other documents are kept in the Moray Council Local Heritage Centre. The former distillery of Auchinblae was also designed by Doig. He died in 1918 while shooting with his son near Forres.

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