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Lime kiln, 250 metres north-east of South Clunes Farm is a stone-built industrial structure situated in Inverness-shire, Highland Scotland. The kiln was constructed to process locally available limestone into quicklime, a vital building material and soil amendment in rural areas. The site's location on Glenfinnan Group bedrock—Neoproterozoic psammite and pelite deposits—reflects the geological diversity of the region, though lime production would have depended on sourcing limestone from nearby outcrops or imported materials.
The kiln represents a significant phase of agricultural and infrastructural development, when improving soil fertility through liming became increasingly important to Scottish farming practice. Such structures typically comprise a stone-built chamber with an access point at the base for drawing off the fired product. The surviving stonework preserves evidence of the traditional technology employed at this location.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM5416, recognising its importance as a record of pre-industrial rural production methods and land management practices in the Scottish Highlands.
Lime kiln, 250m NE of South Clunes Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5416. View the official record →
Lime kiln, 250 metres north-east of South Clunes Farm is a stone-built industrial structure situated in Inverness-shire, Highland Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5416.
Lime kiln, 250m NE of South Clunes Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchvaich,chambered cairn 650m W of (3.2 km), Tom na Croiseige, stepped mound (4.1 km), Lochlait,settlement & field systems 400m N of (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lime kiln, 250m NE of South Clunes Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Lime kiln, 250m NE of South Clunes Farm stands on Glenfinnan Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and pelite.