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| included in:- |
limekilns, Coniston Limestone Series |
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| limekiln, Hawkshead | ||
| locality:- | Knipe Fold (near) | |
| locality:- | Limestone Hill (S of) | |
| civil parish:- | Hawkshead (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | limekiln | |
| locality type:- | Coniston limestone series | |
| locality type:- | kiln | |
| locality type:- | geological site | |
| coordinates:- | NY34020006 (guess) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3400 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
| stratigraphy:- | Coniston Limestone Series | |
| references:- | OS County Series |
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| MN photo:- |
We couldn't see any obvious sign of a limekiln here; this is the most likely site,
but no obvious laid courses of stones. |
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![]() BSD53.jpg (taken 14.2.2010) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 2) |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Limekiln" |
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