Monument record MDO3657 - Lime kiln on Cann Hill, Cann

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. It is marked as a 'limekiln' on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch epoch 1 map (1885-8) and lay adjacent to the west of an old quarry. No trace of the kiln structure is now visible.

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. (1)

It is marked as a 'limekiln' on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch epoch 1 map (1885-8) and lay adjacent to the west of an old quarry. (2)

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2, Dorset VIII.3 Revised: 1900, Published: 1901 (Map). SDO11594.

'Old Limekiln'

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

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.

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Feb 16 2026 1:16PM