Holy Island lime kilns (Holy Island)
Holy Island lime kilns and Lindisfarne Castle in the background. Photo by The Archaeological Practice.
This is a group of six lime kilns. They were built in 1860 by a firm from Dundee. A wagonway and a jetty west of Lindisfarne Castle were also built. The kiln structure is one of the largest in Northumberland. By 1861 around one in five men on Holy Island were working on the lime kiln in some way. However, the kilns had shut by 1896. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
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DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Castle Point Limeworks, Holy Island 2009; Addyman Archaeology
FIELD SURVEY, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment - Phase 2 2010; Archaeological Research Services
FIELD OBSERVATION, Lime Kilns in the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) 2010; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
FIELD SURVEY, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment - Phase 2 2010; Archaeological Research Services
FIELD OBSERVATION, Lime Kilns in the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) 2010; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
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