Limekilns dot the hillsides wherever limestone puts in an appearance and tramways for conveying both raw materials and finished products are plentiful.
His grandfather, James Blythe, was a notable Scotch schoolmaster at the village of Limekilns, about fifteen miles from Edinburgh.
Soap was also produced from a soapworks located near Caupernaum Pier.
It serves the east of Dunfermline, as well as the coastal villages of Charleston, Limekilns, and North Queensferry.
Limekilns, coalyards and warehouses were built on its south shore.