Broad Oak Lime Kiln, Witherslack, Cumbria
N 54° 17.911 W 002° 52.168
30U E 508495 N 6016743
Broad Oak lime kiln is beside the road near the hamlet of Broad Oak, on the north west end of Whitbarrow Scar, in Cumbria.
Waymark Code: WM9J0Q
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/25/2010
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Whitbarrow Scar is a limestone ridge, aligned roughly north to south. There are several lime kilns around the periphery as coppicing woodland, for potash, and limestone are both readily available.
The kiln is built into a slope, with a ramp to load material in to the top hopper, lined with fire bricks and made from faced limestone. Broad Oak kiln has the charge hole fenced off, with a stile, suggesting that LDNPA rebuilt
and take care of this kiln.
Production would have stopped when transport became easier, when the railways (1850) came and when the turnpike crossed the bottom of the valley in 1830.
Parking for cars at the kiln.
Links
Visit Cumbria Mention
/archaeologylimekilns.htm"> LDNPA how to make lime and where to see well preserved kilns
LDNPA have a walk passing this kiln
Streetmap
OSGB SD435895
Nearest Postcode LA8 8JL