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Orton Scar Lime Kiln

Orton Scar Lime Kiln

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Orton Scar Lime Kiln

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Location: Orton, Eden, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Wandering Cloud

December 7, 2023

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So many lime kilns in the Dales! Here is another one, remains of a bygone era - a structure beautifully set in the slope here. If it rains, or it's very windy, it's a great place to hide in!

Charlie Cosh

August 26, 2024

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This is an old lime kiln. Lime kilns were used to convert limestone to quicklime, by burning it. Quicklime was used in construction for mortar, plaster and limewash, but mostly it was used as a dressing on fields to reduce the acidity of the soil.

Andy

January 7, 2024

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