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Lime Workings, Wairdlaw

A Category B Listed Building in Linlithgow, West Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9399 / 55°56'23"N

Longitude: -3.6099 / 3°36'35"W

OS Eastings: 299540

OS Northings: 673040

OS Grid: NS995730

Mapcode National: GBR 1R.YYSK

Mapcode Global: WH5R8.JY7S

Plus Code: 9C7RW9QR+X3

Entry Name: Lime Workings, Wairdlaw

Listing Name: Wairdlaw Lime Kilns

Listing Date: 16 March 1992

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 345956

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12986

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Wairdlaw, Lime Workings

ID on this website: 200345956

Location: Linlithgow

County: West Lothian

Electoral Ward: Linlithgow

Parish: Linlithgow

Traditional County: West Lothian

Tagged with: Lime kiln Quarry

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Description

1827. Rectangular block with 2 simple draw-kilns each with barrell-vaulted access tunnel. Whinstone rubble with droved squared sandstone to tunnels and long and short quoins. Kilns now infilled. Overall frontage 50ft, height 27ft, vents 12ft wide, infill kilns approximately 14ft diameter.

Statement of Interest

Quarry to rear of kilns. A datestone of 1827 was identified by Skinner, no longer visible. A stone in the tunnel to the right is noted 8.5.86.

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