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Monument record MDR10646 - Site of lime kiln, north side of Wye Dale, Green Fairfield

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1870 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Late 19th and early 20th century OS maps mark an 'Old Limekiln' at this approximate site. Its description as such on the 1st ed. 25" map indicates that it had already gone out of use by c. 1880. (1-3) Examination of recent aerial photographs indicate earthworks at the site of the limekiln. (4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). Sheet XXII.3.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). Sheet XXII.3, 1898.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1937-38. OS County Series, Third Revision, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: UK Perspectives. 1999-2002. Aerial photographic coverage of Derbyshire.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 10499 72815 (16m by 12m)
Civil Parish GREEN FAIRFIELD, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 7 2017 3:08PM

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