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Lime kiln K08 in Leshnjë, Korçë

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posted on 2025-10-22, 10:08 authored by Ioanna NtoutsiIoanna Ntoutsi
Detail of the external walling. Stones are replaced by fire-resistant bricks in several areas. All stones of the external walling are heat-resistant.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

K08

Rights owner

Ioanna Ntoutsi

Cultural group

lime kiln practitioners

Country

Albania

Place

Leshnjë, Korçë Region

Item/object

An active lime kiln workshop

Cultural context/event

Material Culture Documentation

Location

Workshop

Temporality

The operation is still active nowadays, although its operations decline annually.

Intent

Producing quicklime

Date of creation

2023-06-06

Unique ID

2021SG05-K08-0043

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