Old lime kilns at Marsden
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Old lime kilns at Marsden
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 9 May 2022
These were constructed in the 1870's and used to produce lime, using limestone from the quarry behind the kilns. Coal to burn the limestone in the kilns came from the nearby newly opened Whitburn Colliery.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.972672
Longitude
-1.36979