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Field Visit
Date 20 March 1996
Event ID 756777
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/756777
NS95SE 11.03 9500 5500
The remains of these limekilns are set into the top of the slope above the W bank of the Mouse Water, overlooking Wilsontown Ironworks. There have been at least two kilns, retained by a stone revetment wall, supported by a stone butress, which stands 3.2m high above the rubble at its foot. The top of one draw-arch is visible, with a depression in the ground behind it marking the position of the bowl. The second kiln, to the S, is marked by a large hollow, but the facade has collapsed at this point, and the arch does not survive. The revetment continues to the N, and two slight hollows in the ground behind it may indicate other kilns. About 20m to the N, at NS 9500 5504, there is a large hollow, which appears to be the top of a mine shaft.
Two disused kilns are depicted here on the 1st edition of the OS 25-inch map (Lanarkshire 1864, sheet xx.2). The possible shaft is also shown, although it is not annotated.
(CSW 1026)
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 20 March 1996
