Location Middleton and Smerrill CP
County Derbyshire
Grid Reference SK 17168 62607
Date of visit 4 January 2014

 
 
 
 
An intermittent field kiln in superb condition. The bowl would have had part of the side broken down in order to remove the burned lime and would have been rebuilt to receive the next charge of stone and fuel. The tunnel under the bowl is for draughting purposes and not to remove lime.

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