Information, Ballycastle Glass Kiln
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Information, Ballycastle Glass Kiln
Image: © Kenneth Allen Taken: 22 Aug 2015
The following text is included in the description: Glass Island A semicircle of stones is all that remains of a thriving glass works built by Hugh Boyd in 1755 on what became known as Glass Island. "As complete a building of the kind as any in Europe", the 60ft wide, 90ft high conical glass kiln was part of a glass works that produced a constant supply of browny - green bottles. The coal, sand and lime it needed were all extracted locally. Pictured here Image]
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55.203948
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-6.237698