Key Words :- limestone quarry limekilns

Viewing the Site :- No public access. On private land adjacent to operational railway

Address :- Gainsthorpe Road, Hibaldstow, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 4JL
Grid Ref :- SE 94924 01224
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.499158 , Long -0.570463
Local Authority :- North Lincolnshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Lincolnshire - Lindsey
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1162064,
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact

Description and History of Site:-
Remains of extensive mid 19th Century lime kiln. Rectangular kiln approximately 30 metres by 13 metres at base, in limestone with red brick dressings. (adapted from Listing)

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLS9265&resourceID=1034
Neves R Downie C, Geological Excursions in the Sheffield Region, University of Sheffield, 1967
Swinnerton H H Kent P E, The Geology of Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Naturalist Union, 1981

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