 The quarry, which now produces crushed stone and concrete in volume, is now fully mechanised, and employs 3-4 men.In the national sport of shinty, Furnace holds a record that cannot be beaten and was not equalled until 2013.In 1923, the Furnace team won the premier national competition, the Camanachd Cup, beating Newtonmore 2-0 at Inverness – and without having dropped a single goal from the start of the competition to their ultimate victory.