Monument record MDO51204 - Post medieval lime kiln, Melbury Osmond

A lime kiln and small linear quarry are shown to the east of Holt Mill, Melbury Osmond, on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map, published 1888. The lime kiln is visible as a possibly ruined structure on a 1947 aerial photograph but is no longer extant. The quarry appears infilled on lidar and satellite imagery.

A lime kiln and small linear quarry are shown to the east of Holt Mill, Melbury Osmond, on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map, published 1888. The lime kiln is visible as a possibly ruined structure on a 1947 aerial photograph but is no longer extant. The quarry appears infilled on lidar and satellite imagery (OS 1888; RAF 1947; GE 2025).

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile, Somerset Sheet XCIV.NW published 1888 (Map). SDO17338.

Google Earth, 16-04-2025, Google Earth Imagery 2025 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21533.

Royal Air Force, xx-xxx-1947, RAF VAP 1974-4060 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21974.

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Oct 7 2026 2:02PM