Beehive kiln, Inchcoonans
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Beehive kiln, Inchcoonans
Image: © William Starkey Taken: 9 Mar 2013
One of two beehive kilns at the disused brickworks in Inchcoonans - now listed buildings(*). These were capable of firing up to 100,000 bricks simultaneously. A number of brickworks were situated in this area - an example of the relationship between geology and land use - local deposits of alluvial clay can be seen on the Geology of Britain viewer: http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html * Reference: British Listed Buildings; Inchcoonans Road, Errol Brick Company Brick Stacks and Kilns, Errol. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-48180-inchcoonans-road-errol-brick-company-bric
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Image Location
Latitude
56.39625
Longitude
-3.235071