In May 2014 I was able to visit some abandoned lime kilns near Gopeng, south of Ipoh, in Perak. They are at Gunung Panjang. On the other side of the hill is an active quarry and lime kilns (RCI lime).
I was unable to find any history of these forgotten kilns. The area is quite overgrown now.
Some of the number plaques above the door can still be read
One or two of the kilns have trees growing inside -
and there are big tree roots climbing up the limestone cliff
The brickwork of the kilns still seems to be in good condition
We wanted to get up to the top so forced our way through undergrowth and creepers. Having reached the top, we later found the old concrete road that would have been used by the lorries.
Looking down into the kiln from the top
Nice aroid
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