Description

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WITHERSLACK A 590 W.O, Nichols Moss
SD 48 SW
1258-/5/10000 Catcrag Lime Kiln
at SD 437825
GV II

Lime Kiln. Early C19. Rubble carboniferous Limestone. Tapering square Kiln body, set
into a limestone outcrop to the rear (north-east). Kiln approx 6 metres square, with
central semi-circular arched entry into kiln draw passage. Semi-circular arch with dressed
limestone voussoirs. Draw hole with canopy flagstones supported by iron bars. Kiln
chamber lined with sandstone, now partially collapsed. The kiln was constructed by the
Wilkinson family, who were iron makers, after the Witherslack enclosure award of 1829,
presumably to supply burnt lime for the improvement of land for agricultural
improvement. A well preserved and complete example of early C19 kiln construction.

Listing NGR: SD4375182450

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26379572

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]