Alternative Names Murrayshall 1; Murrayshall I; Murrayshall Lime Kilns
Site type LIME KILN(S)
Canmore ID 46271
Site Number NS79SE 83
NGR NS 77331 90865
Council STIRLING
Parish ST NINIANS
Former Region CENTRAL
Former District STIRLING
Former County STIRLINGSHIRE

Canmore Mapping
View this site on a map

Archaeological Notes

NS79SE 83 77331 90865

NS79SE 84 77049 93053 Murrayshall Lime Works (2)
NS79SE 166 76557 90684 Craigend Lime Works

Lime Kilns (disused) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1982.

(Location cited as NS 774 909 and name as Murrayshall Limekilns). Early 19th century. A long range of three 3-draw limekilns of similar construction to those at Craigend (NS 762 906).
J R Hume 1976.

All the surviving stone-built kilns occupy the customary bankside positions for ease of loading at the kiln head. Murrayshall I has a continuous NW frontage about 18ft (5.5m) high built of coursed rubble masonry and partly buttressed. It has a bank of three circular charging-holes or pots, and at the base of each there are three segmental draw-arches or vents, one in front and one in each side, reached by taller segmental-arched access-tunnels. Each draw-arch was equipped with two draw-holes, or eyes, for drawing off the quicklime.
G D Hay and G P Stell 1986.

Hay and Stell, G D and G P (1986) Monuments of industry, Edinburgh
Page(s): 164 Held at RCAHMS A.1.5.HAY

Hume, J R (1976) The industrial archaeology of Scotland, 1, Lowlands and Borders London
Page(s): 257-8 Held at RCAHMS J.4.11.HUM