Building record MAB10704 - ARDONALD LIME WORKS
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Summary
Remains of a lime works.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4602 4448 (337m by 856m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ44SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Cairnie |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Remains of a lime works. Lime manufacturing was started about the middle of the 18th century and continued until the mid-19th century when the source was exhausted. Working extends from quarry to the northeast of Blackhillock for a distance of about 800m south up the valley of the Ardonald Burn. RCAHMS site visit 1990 recorded a number of structures amongst the workings . A lime kiln at NJ46024464 is about 8 m high with flues in three faces and a connecting passage to the rear (now infilled). On the north is another building set into an earlier quarry, though the bowl has collapsed. There are buildings and site of kiln at NJ46034429, one building partly roofed. A magazine and building stand at NJ46064424. There is a field bank at NJ46104410.
Period Notes
Closed 1857.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No12(1871) 57 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ44SE42;
- NRHE Numlink: 69321;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ44SE0020;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/69321 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No12(1871) 57.
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2023 4:12PM
