Monument record MDO181 - Lime kiln on Coombe Down Hill, Beaminster

A limekiln recorded as ‘limekiln’ on the 1901 Ordnance Survey map. Samples have identified this kiln as burning Welsh culm – anthracite mixed with coal dust. It was visited in 1992-3 by Peter Stanier and found to be in bad condition with only 40-59% remaining. Ruined walls associated with the kiln are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947.

A limekiln recorded as ‘limekiln’ on the 1901 Ordnance Survey map. Samples have identified this kiln as burning Welsh culm – anthracite mixed with coal dust. It was visited in 1992-3 by Peter Stanier and found to be in bad condition with only 40-59% remaining.

Ruined walls associated with the kiln are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 (2), they were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1994, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993, 33-49 (Serial). SDO93.

<2> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 3398-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14301.

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Jun 17 2024 1:51PM