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Lime Kiln K06 in Tzoumerka

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posted on 2025-10-22, 10:08 authored by Grigoris Koutropoulos, Ioanna NtoutsiIoanna Ntoutsi
Architectural documentation of K06; front elevation, plan, sections.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

K06

Rights owner

Grigoris Koutropoulos

Cultural group

lime kiln practitioners

Country

Greece

Place

Ktistades, Perfecture of Arta

Item/object

A lime kiln; the actual dome-shaped drystone construction that is subjected to calcination.

Cultural context/event

Material Culture Documentation

Location

River

Temporality

In this site, lime kilns were operating until the 1960s

Intent

Producing quicklime

Date of creation

2022-04-19

Unique ID

2021SG05-K06-0030