Some of the largest lime kilns in Britain are to be found near the east cost railway at Little Mill in Northumberland. Also to be found are traces of nearby quarrying and a waggonway associated with the site.There are many kilns in Northumberland ranging from small ones on farms to these which obviously operated on a huge scale and no doubt benefited from their nearness to the railway in terms of sales to customers. Part of the site is a nature reserve.The kilns were recently restored.
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| One of the flooded quarries-this to the south of the kilns |
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| Traces of the waggonway-to the south of the kilns |
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| One of the smaller kilns. They are all grouped together. |
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| The biggest kiln-has several "ovens" inside. |
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| Another view of the main kiln. |
