Monument record MDO2111 - Lime Kiln at Waddon, Portesham

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Summary

An 'old limekiln' is recorded at this location on the 1880 OS map. A circular hollow is also visible as an earthwork here on aerial photographs and may be related.

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Full Description

An 'old limekiln' is recorded at this location on the 1880 OS map {1}. A circular hollow, measuring approximately 6.6 metres in diameter, is also visible here as an earthwork on aerial photographs {2} and may be related. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 33-49.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1065-7.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6226 8583 (14m by 13m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 103

Record last edited

Jan 30 2013 5:24PM

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