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Limekiln Braes is a kiln, quarries and platforms situated 650 metres north-west of Bar na Beinn in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site exploits the Lower Old Red Sandstone geology that underlies this landscape, a sequence of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposited during the Early Devonian period. These sedimentary rocks, whilst not limestone, were sufficiently calcareous to be worked for lime production, a process that would have supplied agricultural lime to improve acidic soils across the surrounding district.
The quarrying and kiln-working activity has left substantial traces across the Braes: excavated quarry faces, the kiln structure itself, and platforms cut into the hillside used in the working and preparation of the raw material. The arrangement of these elements reflects the practical logistics of extracting stone, calcining it, and distributing the finished product to local farms and estates.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11724, recognising its significance as evidence of industrial activity connected to agricultural improvement in rural Aberdeenshire. Such small-scale lime-working operations were characteristic of the Scottish countryside from the 18th century onwards, representing the intensification of farming practices and investment in land management across the northeast.
Limekiln Braes, kiln, quarries and platforms 650m NW of Bar na Beinn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11724. View the official record →
Limekiln Braes is a kiln, quarries and platforms situated 650 metres north-west of Bar na Beinn in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11724.
Limekiln Braes, kiln, quarries and platforms 650m NW of Bar na Beinn 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 SM11724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot (1.2 km), Lulach's Stone, standing stone and enclosure, Drumnahive Wood (4.2 km), Muirs of Kildrummy, souterrains 230m W of and 350m SSW of (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Limekiln Braes, kiln, quarries and platforms 650m NW of Bar na Beinn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Limekiln Braes, kiln, quarries and platforms 650m NW of Bar na Beinn stands on Lower Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.