 The factory produced 42,000 cannonballs in 1781.Closed in 1876, the furnace is still substantially complete and is a tourist attraction in the care of Historic Scotland.What is claimed to have been the first monument to be erected in Britain to commemorate the death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar stands at Taynuilt with an inscription dated 1805 on its base, a reminder of the wide popularity of Nelson and of the many Scots crew and captains at the battle.