Description and History of Site:-
This area is a low ridge (2.5-3m above the surrounding surface) of glacial till 300m north-south by 60m east-west. It has been very heavily worked and shows as a hummocky mix of hollows (the boulder pits) and 'hills' (waste material). One kiln site has been located, showing as tell-tale hollow (SE 1479 4356), an sunken bowl-shaped earthwork with a diameter of 5m and a depth of 1m, with a flue passage visible in the earthwork c. 2m wide. This industry began at least in the 17th century and the Limestone Boulder pits are marked on OS First Edition mapping.
Further Reading and References:-Johnson, D. 2010. 'Hushes, delfs and river stonary: alternative methods of obtaining lime in the gritstone Pennines' Landscape History 31, pp. 37-52.
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Key Words :- limestone boulder pits glacial till
Viewing the Site :- Open Access under the CRoW Act 2000
Address :- Guiseley, West Yorkshire, LS20
Grid Ref :- SE 1470 4373
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.889547 , Long -1.777825
Local Authority :- Leeds Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Record Date :- 27 January 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson
Grid Ref :- SE 1470 4373
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.889547 , Long -1.777825
Local Authority :- Leeds Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Record Date :- 27 January 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson