Bantling Castle Lime Kilns

This is the site of a series of impressive lime kilns. They were built for the Stanhope and Tyne Railroad Company in 1833 to the South of East Castle and on the east bank of the Newhouse Burn. The coal and limestone was fed from the top, where a series of small tramways brought stone from where it was offloaded from the railway. The lime made in these kilns was mainly used to improve soil quality.

The group comprises six kilns arranged in an arc. Each pot was drawn from a single segmental headed draw arch, the design being unusual, each with two square draw eyes. They are in fairly good condition and are about 35 feet high.