Monument record MDO133 - Lime kiln on Eggardon Hill, Askerswell

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Summary

A lime kiln recorded as ‘old limekiln’ on the second edition (1900-2) Ordnance Survey map. The date of the kiln is not known but it is most likely to be late nineteenth century. The kiln is not shown on the 1962 Ordnance Survey map, and the site was visited in 1992-93 by Peter Stanier, who could find no trace of the kiln structure.

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  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 33-49.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5350 9507 (point)
Map sheet SY59NW
Civil Parish Askerswell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 004 038

Record last edited

Feb 13 2012 4:31PM

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