Smardale Gill Lime Kilns, Smardale, Crosby Garrett, Westmorland and Furness Council (UA) - Yorkshire Dales (NP)
Remains of a major mid-C19 lime production centre, with two kilns and related engine house and railway structures. The right-hand wall of the furnace is bulging and there are problems with the stability of the retaining walls of the railway embankments. The site is included in the National Lottery Heritage Funded Westmorland Dales Landscape Project and consolidation work has started on site.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarry
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1021107
- Local Planning Authority:
- Yorkshire Dales (NP)
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Kiln
Location
- Building Name:
- Smardale Gill Lime Kilns
- Locality:
- Smardale
- Unitary Authority:
- Westmorland and Furness Council (UA)
- Parish:
- Crosby Garrett
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales (NP)
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Penrith and The Border
- Region:
- North East and Yorkshire
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Poor
- Occupancy / Use:
- Not applicable
- Priority:
- F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.
- Previous Priority:
- D
- Ownership:
- Charity (heritage)
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument and Listed Building grade II
- List Entry Number(s):
- 1021107 and 1145018
Contact Details
Nicola Brown 01904 601985
