On 30/08/2013 17:21, Ian Spensley wrote:
> Mike
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> What sort of area are they in, is it an agricultural area?
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> In Wensleydale, we have quite a number of small coal shafts or adits working poor quaility coal of only a few inches thickness for lime production.
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Hi,
Yes the area was agricultural and there are historic accounts of liming
the land. The peat was good quality and dug extensively. However, there
are no records of lime kilns in the area.
Mike
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