Location Croalchapel Limeworks, Closeburn
County Dumfries & Galloway
Grid Reference NX 91063 91498
Date of visit 27 June 2009


 
The Croalchapel section of the Closeburn Limeworks was sometimes known as Limebank Limeworks. In 1856 there were there draw kilns here, but all was closed by 1899. The vegetation was so high that I was only able to find this single kiln in the quarry.

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