Lime Kilns, Calstock
N 50° 29.914 W 004° 13.083
30U E 413613 N 5594774
These two lime kilns are situated at Calstock on the road to
Cotehele. There are many lime kilns in this area.
Waymark Code: WM2EXY
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2007
Views: 26
The use of lime as a manure was so extensive in the West of England, there is indeed scarcely an inlet or creek, either on the northern or southern coast that is not supplied with a lime-kiln; and when the stone is not found in the vicinity, vessels were employed to convey it from the lime-rock districts. The immense quarries at Oreston near Plymouth and the adjacent parts, supply the kilns on the whole range of the Tamar, Tavy, and St. Germains rivers, as well as some other districts.
Type of Oven / Kiln: Lime / Limestone
Status: Historical Site
Operating Dates: 1800's
Website: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate Description: Not listed
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