Skinnerburn Road, Lime kilns

HER Number

4884

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Skinnerburn Road, Lime kilns

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Chemical Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Lime Kiln

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

These lime kilns are shown on Oliver’s map of 1831 and on the 1879 edition of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of c.1855. The stone and brick archways still survive within an existing derelict building, with a substantial stone retaining wall behind them.

Easting

424630

Northing

563410

Grid Reference

NZ424630563410

Sources

<< HER 4884 >> Oliver, 183