Haggle Rigg lime kiln (Simonburn)
These are the remains of a late 18th or early 19th century lime kiln. Limestone was burnt in kilns like this to make lime, which was used to make cement or improve soil quality. It is a Grade II Listed Building protected by law. (1)(2)
Post medieval lime kiln and associated trackway are visible as earthworks on air photographs, centred at NY 8372 7381. There is a large mound with a depression on the north side and traces of the kiln structure. The disused kiln is marked on the 1866 Ordnance Survey map. To the north is a large quarry (see NY 87 SW 265, HER 32191) , which is probably the source of limestone for the kiln as it is linked via a trackway to the kiln. (3a)
General association with HER 32191 (quarry). (3)
Post medieval lime kiln and associated trackway are visible as earthworks on air photographs, centred at NY 8372 7381. There is a large mound with a depression on the north side and traces of the kiln structure. The disused kiln is marked on the 1866 Ordnance Survey map. To the north is a large quarry (see NY 87 SW 265, HER 32191) , which is probably the source of limestone for the kiln as it is linked via a trackway to the kiln. (3a)
General association with HER 32191 (quarry). (3)
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead 1999; T GATES
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
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