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Former Lime Kilns

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Map note: Former Lime Kilns appears on the map as ruins near Loanhead, City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.

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  • Mike Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • M J Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Milestone Society, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jim Barton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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