Watenan, Limekiln
Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Watenan, Limekiln
Classification Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 9002
Site Number ND34SW 117
NGR ND 31648 41270
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 117 31648 41270.
This well-preserved limekiln has been built into the foot of an E-facing slope 125m W of Watenan farmsteading. Roughly circular on plan, the kiln measures about 5.5m from E to W by 5.2m transversely overall and still stands to a height of 2.4m on the E. The kiln-pot, the lower part of which is partly blocked with rubble, measures 2.6m in diameter within a reddened and fire-cracked drystone rubble wall, and the splayed draw-hole is on the E.
The kiln is depicted on both the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix); it is annotated 'limekiln' on the earlier map.
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Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 26 May 2004
