Very interesting video Roger, I have watched a lot of your videos since I moved to the Kilwinning area a few years back and have learned so much from them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Also I remember you making a video of the buried lime kiln near Highfield a while back, have you seen it now it has been excavated? Fascinating to see what nature what nature was hiding. Thanks again. Atb Dave
Thanks for the kind comments - much appreciated. I drove passed the old lime kiln recently and was very surprised that the trees had been cut down. Is it a professional archaeological excavation?
I believe it is a professional archaeological excavation being done on it as it is in the path of the planned Dalry bypass. I'm unsure of its future after excavation. I found it really interesting to see how big the remaining structure actually was and how well it was built. Atb Dave
Love these finds
Certainly worth exploring :-)
I walked about 30 yards into this during a school trip led by a Dr Wham in 1999.
Fascinating stuff.
He is very keen on railways!
@@rogergriffith286 I suspected you would know him. You should lead historical tours (if you don't already) around Ayrshire.
Do you know where the culzane tunnel is located
The Culzean Trail has an old railway tunnel near the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum. It's now a walkway.
Very interesting video Roger, I have watched a lot of your videos since I moved to the Kilwinning area a few years back and have learned so much from them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Also I remember you making a video of the buried lime kiln near Highfield a while back, have you seen it now it has been excavated? Fascinating to see what nature what nature was hiding. Thanks again. Atb Dave
Thanks for the kind comments - much appreciated. I drove passed the old lime kiln recently and was very surprised that the trees had been cut down. Is it a professional archaeological excavation?
I believe it is a professional archaeological excavation being done on it as it is in the path of the planned Dalry bypass. I'm unsure of its future after excavation. I found it really interesting to see how big the remaining structure actually was and how well it was built. Atb Dave
Thanks. They did the same on an old lime kiln at Stewarton and then demolished it!
I've been in that tunnel several times in the past, before it was permanently padlocked. The Dirrans is pronounced "durns", with the "a" being silent.
It had been intended to use it as park Halloween attraction. Too costly though.
@@rogergriffith286 you must have been reading my mind, as I was involved in some unofficial 'ghost hunts' in that tunnel back in the mid 2000's.