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Former Lime Kilns

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📷 Wikipedia · Pipers Creek Lime Kilns · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.89280, -3.15551

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Gorse Weevil +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Gorse Weevil +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Innocent RailwayWalking route
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route
Named route
Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Pipers Creek Lime Kilns

📷 Wikipedia · Pipers Creek Lime Kilns · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Craigmillar Castle ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Seven Acre ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Drum ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Hunters Hall ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Seven Acre ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Braid HillsUrban park3.4 km→

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