Lime Kilns of the Tabular Hills

One of the many limekilns that can be seen dotted around the Tabular Hills.

These were used to produce agricultural lime to be spread across the fields as a sweetening agent and to replenish losses, a traditional method in the 18th and 19th centuries for improving the fertility of acidic soils.

Limestone, extracted from nearby quarries, was burnt in such kilns, fuelled ...

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A Kepwick Mystery

For your delectation, another folk tale of the North Riding of Yorkshire from the pen of Richard Blakeborough. This story appeared in an article in the Northern Weekly Gazette on the 15 November 1902.

I was reminded of the tale as I descended Gallow Hill toward Kepwick village, a tale fitting for the approaching Halloween season. Once more, by clicking the footnotes, you'll f ...

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