DescriptionAn old Lime Kiln at Loch an Eilein. - geograph.org.uk - 419702.jpg
English: An old Lime Kiln at Loch an Eilein. Much of the soil in the Highlands is acidic and requires to be treated with lime. This was produced in stone kilns. Chalk was placed in the top section and heated by a fire in the lower section to produce the lime.
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