Farney Side lime kiln (West Allen)
Farney Side lime kiln. Photo by Lancaster University Archaeological Unit.
This stone lime kiln stands next to a minor road. It has partly collapsed. The limestone was probably loaded into it from a flat area above it. Limestone was burnt in kilns such as this to make lime, which was used to make cement or improve soil quality.
N6457
FIELD OBSERVATION, North Pennines AONB lime kiln survey 2000; LANCASTER UNIVERSITY ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT
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