{"id":10728,"date":"2019-11-26T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hookpeninsula.com\/?p=10728"},"modified":"2019-11-26T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:00:28","slug":"limekilns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hookpeninsula.com\/coastal-life-blog\/limekilns","title":{"rendered":"Limekilns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div id=\"ult-carousel-4259436168662bbc7f47492\" class=\"ult-carousel-wrapper   ult_horizontal\" data-gutter=\"15\" data-rtl=\"false\" ><div class=\"ult-carousel-263205032662bbc7f473e1 \" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;10726&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10727&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;]<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n\t\t\t\t\tif( typeof jQuery('.ult-carousel-263205032662bbc7f473e1').slick == \"function\"){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('.ult-carousel-263205032662bbc7f473e1').slick({dots: true,autoplay: true,autoplaySpeed: \"5000\",speed: \"300\",infinite: true,arrows: false,slidesToScroll:1,slidesToShow:1,swipe: true,draggable: true,touchMove: true,pauseOnHover: true,pauseOnFocus: false,responsive: [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 1026,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1,  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 1025,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 760,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t],pauseOnDotsHover: true,customPaging: function(slider, i) {\n                   return '<i type=\"button\" style= \"color:#dd9933;\" class=\"ultsl-record\" data-role=\"none\"><\/i>';\n                },});\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Lime was a crucial resource both for farming and building.<\/p>\n<p>The limestone bedrock that is prevalent throughout the peninsula was burned in these limekilns to produce powdered lime which was in high demand elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1800s, large scale commercial production was in place with the limestone being ferried by boat to many limekilns throughout the county and even as far away as Pembrokeshire.<\/p>\n<p>Powdered lime was used in farming to improve the land and in building it would be mixed with sand to produce a lime mortar as well as making the whitewash that adorned the exterior of many old houses.<\/p>\n<p>The process involved lining the bottom of the central hole with straw and kindling then the kiln was filled with alternating limestone rock and coal dust mixed with clay. 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