Lime kiln, Carr Head
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Lime kiln, Carr Head
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 7 Mar 2010
This came as a complete surprise as the south Pennine area is dominated by sandstones and shales, with limestone only becoming a feature beyond Skipton. No evidence of a limestone quarry nearby, but the kiln is marked as a lime kiln on old OS maps.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.892622
Longitude
-2.037699