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OTTAWA lime kiln Ruins

OTTAWA, ONTARIO
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The Ottawa lime kiln ruins is one of the few remaining examples of a 19th-century industrial lime kiln in Canada. Lime was an important building and household chemical used to make mortar, fertilizer, whitewash, plaster and many other products. Francis Flood built his kiln in the late 1900’s on a miniature escarpment of exposed limestone bedrock known as the Hazeldean Fault. Most lime producers went out of business in the early 1900s as new and larger industrial kiln were constructed and Portland cement was introduced from Europe. The Flood kiln ceased operation around 1960, and the site was abandoned and fell into disrepair. The ruins of the kiln were rediscovered and its significance realized in the early 1970s. The site was restored in 1999.

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FAMILY FRIENDLY:
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EQUIPMENT:
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How To Get There:

Park your car in the Lime Kiln NCC parking lot ( P10 ) off Ottawa Regional Rd 11. From P10 walk on the Lime kiln trail for approximately 8 minutes until you see the ruins on your right.

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Coordinates: 45.284151, -75.820967
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Estimated Travel Time: 20:00 from downtown Ottawa.

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Last Updated:  January 21, 2021
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