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There are extensive outcrops of Jurassic age limestones along the north and south coasts of western Ardnamurchan, for example at Swordle, Ormsaigbeg and Mingary. A relatively pure limestone, this was used in the making of lime for mortar.
Kiln to the east of Mingary Castle – here.