Cowburn Rigg lime kiln (Melkridge)
Lime kiln - rear wall of arch fallen, kiln wall exposed. One arch; one pot filled with rubbish. (1)
Disused lime kiln, late 18th century. Squared stone. Single-cell kiln built partly into bankside. Battered front wall, corbelled triangular-headed opening. Remains of pot in rear wall of kiln. (2)(3)
A disused late 18th century single cell lime kiln built into a bankside, with associated quarries. To view the statutory entry see the Listed Building System. (4a)
The limekiln site and quarries show up well on recent oblique aerial photographs.The main quarry lies centred on NY 7357 6856, the smaller, to the east at NY 7365 6859. (4b)
'Old Kiln' and 'Old Quarry' are recorded on the OS 6"map of 1957. (4c)
Disused lime kiln, late 18th century. Squared stone. Single-cell kiln built partly into bankside. Battered front wall, corbelled triangular-headed opening. Remains of pot in rear wall of kiln. (2)(3)
A disused late 18th century single cell lime kiln built into a bankside, with associated quarries. To view the statutory entry see the Listed Building System. (4a)
The limekiln site and quarries show up well on recent oblique aerial photographs.The main quarry lies centred on NY 7357 6856, the smaller, to the east at NY 7365 6859. (4b)
'Old Kiln' and 'Old Quarry' are recorded on the OS 6"map of 1957. (4c)
N6516
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead 1999; T GATES
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead. An air photographic survey 2004; T Gates
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead. An air photographic survey 2004; T Gates
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