Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
 |
|
| limekiln, Dentdale (3) | ||
| locality:- | Dentdale | |
| civil parish:- | Dent (formerly Yorkshire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | limekiln | |
| coordinates:- | SD73508640 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD7386 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD78 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
|
|
|
||
| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
|
| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "LIME KILN APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH WEST OF GIBBS HALL FARMHOUSE / / / DENT / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 484309 / SD7350586402" |
|
| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Lime kiln. Probably 1840s, and probably by professional mason; recently restored. Sandstone rubble brought to courses. Square plan approx. 4 metres wide. and 4.3 metres high, built into slope; battered front and sides, with 2 stepped-back tiers above the draw-hole opening, which is slightly shouldered and has a drip-stone over it. Buttress to left side. Round bowl on top." "INTERIOR: barrel-shaped draw hole with flat roof made of large flagstones. Good example of its type. Forms group with Gibbs Hall Farmhouse (qv)." |
|
|
|
||
Lakes Guides menu.