Monument record MDO2093 - Lime Kiln at Portesham Quarry East, Portesham

A lime kiln recorded as ‘old limekiln’ on the second edition (1900-1902) 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.

A lime kiln recorded as ‘old limekiln’ on the second edition (1900-1902) 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.

A circular hollow and a subrectangular hollow, adjoined by a surrounding bank, are visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs just east of this location {1-3} and may be related. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 22-1-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3291-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11898.

<2> 1-2-1968, MAL 68052-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11913.

<3> 30-11-1980, MAL 3880 176-78 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11899.

Record last edited

Mar 5 2012 4:26AM