Boddin Point Lime Kilns

A ride and walk just south of Montrose brings us to this spit of land steeped in history. Dating back to the 1700s. An old salmon fishing station is just to the North of here but these boats, just at the top of a collapsed slipway, are probably just old fishing boats that caught lobsters. Near here is also another landmark: Elephant Rock.
Limestone was first extracted from the headland at Boddin in 1696 when lime was in high demand, and that the lime workings were abandoned in 1831. Three kiln bowls are depicted on the 1st Edition OS survey map of 1865. Today, two of the kilns are clearly visible; the third kiln is now almost completely buried within an earthwork mound.
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