Another example of a lime kiln, used for making mortar, whitewash, and lime for sweetening the fields. The rock is baked for many hours by burning wood or coal in layers with the stone in the kiln. This process chemically changes the rock, producing very useful 'quick lime'. The area by the kiln was quarried for the stone, leaving the sloping 'ramp' to the top to make loading the kiln easy. A large pile of reject boulders has been dumped by the crag, although these may just have come from clearing the fields.
The easiest route to the kiln and cache is from the A6 to the east. Turn off to Morland and park almost immediately on the side of the road - plenty of room. The bridleway is opposite the junction and crosses the field - aim for the change in the tree line. Through the wood to a view into the depths of the quarry - with our big machines we do things on a larger scale these days! The quarry is being extended a short way and the bridleway has been moved to allow for this. Just follow the signs and the fence. A belt of trees will screen the northern edge.
Once you've visited the cache and kiln, you can follow the bridleway across Out Scar to the beautiful Knipescar Common, with great views, 3 more caches and another kiln. You will pass some mighty trees before reaching the common through the large gate.
The cache: is located under a rock! Sorry! There is a great variety of rocks, and it's worth examing them closely. Some are split, probably as they were dumped. The cache is to the left of a split rock, reach down into the void. Please don't place any rocks on top of the cache.
