Fornos da Escusa - Marvão, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tmob
N 39° 23.294 W 007° 23.978
29S E 637821 N 4361082
What remains nineteen lime kilns, can be found in the parish of S.Salvador da Aramenha.
Waymark Code: WMAWYT
Location: Portalegre, Portugal
Date Posted: 03/05/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
Views: 4

What remains nineteen lime kilns, can be found in the parish of S.Salvador da Aramenha. From this important set, nine kilns are grouped to a thousand yards SE of village of Escusa. Very close to each other, there are cases where the cap joins one of the other, these nine kilns and their front court (gutters) indelibly mark the landscape of the Serra de S. Mamede, as evidence of an ancient activity, only interrupted for just over twenty years.

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Conservam-se na Freguesia de S.Salvador da Aramenha testemunhos de dezanove fornos de cal. Deste importante conjunto, nove fornos agrupam-se a mil metros a SE da povoação da Escusa. Muito próximo uns dos outros, casos há em que o capelo de um se une ao de outro, estes nove fornos e respectiva frente de corte ( caleiras ) marcam indelevelmente a paisagem da Serra de S.Mamede, como testemunhos de uma actividade milenar, só interrompida há pouco mais de vinte anos.

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Type of Oven / Kiln: Lime / Limestone

Status: Inactive

Operating Dates: till 1990

Website: [Web Link]

Additional Coordinate: Not Listed

Additional Coordinate Description: Not listed

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