Allt A' Chaorainn, Limekiln
Lime Kiln (18th Century) - (19th Century), Pit (19th Century)
Site Name Allt A' Chaorainn, Limekiln
Classification Lime Kiln (18th Century) - (19th Century), Pit (19th Century)
Canmore ID 138308
Site Number NN69NE 6.01
NGR NN 6878 9956
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/138308
- Council Highland
- Parish Kingussie And Insh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (9 November 1995)
NN69NE 6.01 6878 9956
This limekiln has been levelled into the leading edge of a terrace on the N side of the track along Glenbanchor and lies to the W of the township head-dyke (see NN 69NE 6.01). The bowl measures 2.5m in diameter within a facing of boulders by 0.7m in depth, with the flue on the SW. It is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1872, ci) as a circle with a central dot and annotated Limekiln.
On the knoll just to the N of the limekiln there is a pit of unknown function which measures about 3m in diameter, with some upcast.
(KING95 523)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 9 November 1995
