Lime Kilns, Cotehele Quay, East Cornwall UK
N 50° 29.505 W 004° 13.422
30U E 413200 N 5594023
These lime kilns are on the quay at Cotehele. Cotehele once
was busy port on the River Tamar used by the mining industry.
Waymark Code: WM2F0B
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/22/2007
Views: 27
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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