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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Lime kilns at Holy Island

This is another one from our holiday to Northumberland in August 2013. The lime kilns are at Castle Point on Holy Island and you can wander through them and actually climb into the kilns. They were built in the 1860's and are really well preserved. They were used to make quicklime (mostly for use as a fertiliser) by burning limestone and reducing it to powder.

Post production I converted to monochrome, increased exposure and contrast slightly, cropped to get symmetry and added a small dark vignette that helps to draw your eye down into the tunnel.

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