A lime kiln recorded as ‘old limekiln’ on the second edition (1900-2) Ordnance Survey map. The date of this kiln is not known but it is most likely to be late nineteenth century. The site was visited in 1992-93 by Peter Stanier, who could find no trace of the kiln structure. It is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.
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A lime kiln marked on the first edition OS map (1) also marked on the second edition (2) The date of this kiln is not known but it is most likely to be late nineteenth century. The site was visited in 1992-93 by Peter Stanier, who could find no trace of the kiln structure. The site of the kiln is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs {3} and was digitally plotted as part of the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (3)
--- SDO93
Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 33-49.
--- SWX8285
Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.
Centred SY 63793 80387 (19m by 27m) (3 map features)
Map sheet
SY68SW
Civil Parish
Fleet; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 044 009
Record last edited
Apr 27 2012 3:27AM
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