Category Archives: limestone limekilns

Quicklime: Hot Mix

Posted on December 1, 2021 by solwayshorewalker

It’s May 2021, the latest lockdown for Covid has been eased and crossing the Border between Scotland and England is once more permissible, so I drive North to Canonbie where Alex Gibbons has his yard. I’ve known Alex since 2016, … Continue reading →

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Limestone: the Tata Shapfell kilns

Posted on December 1, 2021 by solwayshorewalker

The motorway sweeps down past the smooth rounded ‘sleeping elephants’ of the Howgill fells, down into the valley by Tebay, and then up again onto the moorland heights of Shap. Suddenly, incongruously, you see a tall vertical array of cylinders … Continue reading →

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Limestone: quicklime, tubs and ghostly kilns

Posted on November 24, 2021 by solwayshorewalker

Lime kilns are a feature of limestone country. Many are small, and slotted into hillsides and escarpments like eyes in a skull, their brows an arch of brick or stone. Others are taller more imposing stone-built structures, sometimes with fancy … Continue reading →

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