What is recorded here

Bantling Castle Lime Kilns stand as a scheduled monument in County Durham, marking a lost industrial landscape where heat and stone collided. The kilns likely breathed fire for decades, turning raw rock into lime for mortar and trade. Their exact purpose and duration remain unclear, but the structure itself testifies to human ambition shaping the earth.

The National Heritage List for England records Bantling Castle Lime Kilns as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Bantling Castle Lime Kilns were part of a medieval lime production site, likely associated with the construction or maintenance of Bantling Castle, which dates to the 13th or 14th century. The kilns are important as they provide insight into the industrial and building practices of the medieval period in the region.

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