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 location. The lime kiln infrastructure is discerned, along with lime slaking pits, nearby. The insfrastructure is located insite the river bed.

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. Slaking lime pits.

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-K05-0021