Pallion, Lime Kilns

HER Number:
2787

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Pallion, Lime Kilns

Place:
Pallion

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Kiln

Site Type: Specific:
Lime Kiln

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Lime Kilns are shown the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, on which they are marked as ‘Old’, so were probably out of use by 1855. The precise number of these kilns is unclear, but they may have been associated with a nearby quarry (HER ref. 2786).

Easting:
3786

Northing:
5777

Grid Reference:
NZ37865777

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2787 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8