Limekiln on Grin Low
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Limekiln on Grin Low by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Limekiln on Grin Low
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 1 Oct 2009
This is one of over 100 kilns on Grin Low. The volcano-shaped mound is the kiln itself, and the bank to the right is a causeway along which the limestone and coal would have been brought to be tipped into the top of the kiln. The town of Buxton can be seen in the distance.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.244185
Longitude
-1.91994