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K44msy92
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10 years ago

A few years ago,on a walk round some old lime kilns in Scotland we found a large (which we thought)was some kind of smelting pot (my son thought it was a large bell)rough diameter of 1m and a depth of around 1.5m.
On return to the old workings last week we found that it had been removed:curse::curse: I never had my camera so couldnt get a pic.
Does anyone no what we might have found??

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Morlock
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10 years ago

Could you supply a location to give an idea of the type of kiln in use?

K44msy92
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10 years ago

Hi Morlock,the kilns are in Midlothian and i think the limeworks were called "Currie Lee" (up near Chrichton Castle).

Morlock
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10 years ago

Looks like it was disused in 1895 if this is the place? (Top LH corner).

http://maps.nls.uk/view/75524048

Not much info about on the web!

K44msy92
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10 years ago

Thanks Morlock,thats the place,did they use smelting pots at these sites?

Cat_Bones
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10 years ago

Not sure what smelting would be done at a lime kiln, especially on that small scale.

Maybe it was just a hot water tub like you see in plenty of places?

Morlock
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10 years ago

"K44msy92" wrote:
did they use smelting pots at these sites?

Don't think so, I was thinking more along the lines of a bit of ironmongery associated with the kiln.