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Kakahu lime kiln

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Kakahu lime kiln

This lime kiln at Kakahu was built of local rock in 1882. Limestone was mined nearby and carried on a tramline to the kiln, where it was placed in layers between firewood and burned. The lime was used as mortar and to fertilise soils.

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John Wilson, South Canterbury region – Industry, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11406/kakahu-lime-kiln (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 February 2017.

Comments

Julia Taylor
14 March 2011
This place is spectacular...a must visit