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Latitude: 55.983 / 55°58'58"N
Longitude: -2.6396 / 2°38'22"W
OS Eastings: 360190
OS Northings: 676855
OS Grid: NT601768
Mapcode National: GBR 2Y.W0XV
Mapcode Global: WH8VY.FW97
Plus Code: 9C7VX9M6+65
Entry Name: Limekiln, Phantassie
Listing Name: Phantassie Limekiln
Listing Date: 5 February 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 347866
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14504
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Phantassie, Limekiln
ID on this website: 200347866
Location: Prestonkirk
County: East Lothian
Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton
Parish: Prestonkirk
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Lime kiln
Late 18th century (Martine). Limekiln, trapezoid in plan
with 3 vents and rear tunnel. Roughly squared sandstone
rubble; sandstone dressings. Height 22 ft, 24 ft wide
front with vents 11 ft wide, back tunnel 40 ft long,
10 ft wide. Kiln 16 ft diameter, lined with dressed
stones; now collapsing. Vent arches 13 ft high, tapering
sharply to draw holes in coursed sandstone. 2 rows
socketed corbels above arches. Access ramp at rear.
Very imposing range; erected by George Rennie soon after
arriving to farm at Phantassie in 1785 (Martine).
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