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Monument record MDR1983 - Limekiln, Old Moor, 536m north-west of Old Moor Quarry, Wormhill

Type and Period (1)

  • (Tudor to Victorian - 1540 AD to 1879 AD?)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

SK 1113 7355: Old Limekiln. (1). Circular beehive lime kiln, grassed over in the centre of the extraction area. Some slag visible in the base (25th April 1976). Area being tipped on. (2). No remains visible. (3.)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
  • <2> Index: NDAT. 2559. 2559.
  • <3> Personal Observation: Heron, M. 1991. Pers. Comm..
  • <4> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 15663.1.

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Grid reference Centred SK 1112 7354 (25m by 27m) (Centre)
Civil Parish WORMHILL, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 22 2008 2:49PM

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