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Castleton Parish, Limekiln
Lime Kiln (Post Medieval), Limestone Quarry (Post Medieval)
Site Name Castleton Parish, Limekiln
Classification Lime Kiln (Post Medieval), Limestone Quarry (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Greena Hill; Greena Quarry
Canmore ID 157356
Site Number NY48SE 40
NGR NY 4633 8212
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/157356
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Castleton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
Field Visit (29 February 1996)
NY48SE 40 4633 8212
At the foot of Greena Hill, below Greena Quarry (which was in use on the date of visit), there is a disused quarry and a limekiln. The kiln comprises a bowl about 4.2m in diameter set into the hillside on the W, with a facade of mortared rubble 11m in length on the E; a faceted projection at the centre of the facade has draw arches opening to the NE and the SE. The disused quarry is situated to the SW, its floor at the level of the top of the kiln; it measures approximately 75m from NNE to SSW by 25m transversely. Both the limekiln and the quarry are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Roxburghshire 1863, sheet xlviii), which also shows a smaller quarry to the W, on the site occupied by the present Greena Quarry.
(LID96 162)
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 29 February 1996
Sbc Note
Visibility: Unknown. The state of preservation of this structure or monument is unknown.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.
