As professional roofers working across Glasgow and Central Scotland, slate is in our blood. We spend our days restoring, repairing, and installing slate roofs that have weathered Scottish storms for decades. But to truly appreciate the craftsmanship of a Scottish slate roof, you have to visit where it all began. Recently, Stephen spent a day conducting field and historical research at the iconic Ballachulish Slate Quarry near Glencoe—the birthplace of "the slate that roofed t