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Charlestown Limekilns View from Harbour
SC 556320
Description Charlestown Limekilns View from Harbour
Date 2/7/1979
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 556320
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Harbour and kilns, Charlestown, Fife The lime works at Charlestown was established by the fifth Earl of Elgin to supply lime by sea to markets all over the east coast of Scotland. There were thick seams of limestone in the vicinity, and coal a short distance inland. This view shows the original range of kilns from the south. The kiln shafts had drawholes at the sides, with access from the arched tunnels whose arched entrances can be seen here. There was originally another arch to the right. The kilns operated until c1939, though the crushing of limestone continued into the 1950s. The crusher was sited where the openings can be seen in the upper part of the kiln block at the right end. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H79/86/14
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/556320
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