The best preserved lime kiln in the Northumberland National Park. Limestone would have been carted from quarries and coal from local pits to be burned together at a high temperature. The resultant quicklime was used to improve agricultural soil quality and to make mortar.

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Elevation 130 m

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Location: Whitton And Tosson, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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