Lime Kiln K05 close to the village Kardhiq, Gjirokastër

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posted on 2025-10-22, 10:08 authored by Faidon Moudopoulos -Athanasiou, Ioanna NtoutsiIoanna Ntoutsi

A top view of the lime kiln. A very robust stone structure with reinforced structure around the entrance is discerned.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

K05

Rights owner

Faidon Moudopoulos -Athanasiou

Cultural group

lime kiln practitioners

Country

Albania

Place

Kardhiq, Gjirokastër County

Item/object

A stone&brick built lime kiln- perimetric wall infrastructure

Cultural context/event

Material Culture Documentation

Location

Workshop

Temporality

The kiln was operating until late '90s

Intent

Producing quicklime

Date of creation

2021-11-20

Unique ID

2021SG05-K05-0020