Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 45 out of 47 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Gower National Landscape
Location: Ilston, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
The lime kiln is used to produce quicklime through the calcination of limestone (calcium carbonate). This reaction takes place at 900 °C but a temperature around 1000 °C is usually used to make the reaction precede quickly. 2 Quicklime was used to make plaster and mortar for building construction.
August 15, 2020
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