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

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and then from 1882 for a land surveyor in Elgin, 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. There he developed a pagoda like roof that improved the efficiency of

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by drawing off peat smoke in the malting process. Doig is credited with designing at least 56 Scotch whisky distilleries including Balblair,

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, Pulteney, Speyburn and Aberlour. His distillery plans and other documents are kept in the

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Local Heritage Centre. The former distillery of Auchinblae was also designed by Doig. He died in 1918 while shooting with his son near

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doig, Charles C 1855 births 1918 deaths Scottish architects