Lime kiln, 450m south west of Allolee Farmhouse (Greenhead)
Walltown Quarry lime kiln. Photo by Harry Rowland.
An early 19th century lime kiln stands near Allolee farmhouse. It is a large kiln, built into a bank and has now partly collapsed and is in ruins. It originally had one circular pot, lined with firebricks, and seems to have been built using some Roman stones. (1)
Lime kiln, 450m south west of Allolee Farmhouse. Disused. Early 19th century. Large single-cell limekiln built into bankside. Battered front and returns with rock-faced quoins. Domed kiln, pots hidden by fallen masonry. Ruinous. (2)
The remains of a large single kiln with a very high headed arch set in a battered screen wall. Built of roughly-dressed stone and brick. (3)
To the north of the lime kiln there is an associated limestone quarry, which contains a building, which is visible on air photographs. The date of the extant building is uncertain. (4a)
General association with HER 33506 (lime kilns). (4)
Lime kiln, 450m south west of Allolee Farmhouse. Disused. Early 19th century. Large single-cell limekiln built into bankside. Battered front and returns with rock-faced quoins. Domed kiln, pots hidden by fallen masonry. Ruinous. (2)
The remains of a large single kiln with a very high headed arch set in a battered screen wall. Built of roughly-dressed stone and brick. (3)
To the north of the lime kiln there is an associated limestone quarry, which contains a building, which is visible on air photographs. The date of the extant building is uncertain. (4a)
General association with HER 33506 (lime kilns). (4)
N6088
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead. An air photographic survey 2004; 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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