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Monument record MDR927 - Limekiln, 70m south-east of Wolfscote Hill barrow, Hartington Town Quarter

Type and Period (1)

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

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Remains of lime kiln cut into limestone scarp and it's overlying field boundary remains. Now an area of loose limestone with some coursed stone and amounts of ash. Form of kiln uncertain but could be double pie kiln or similar. (1). The 1880 Ordnance Survey map records this feature as an 'Old Limekiln'. (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Personal Observation: Smith, K. 1989. Pers. Comm..
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).

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Grid reference Centred SK 1376 5828 (8m by 5m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish HARTINGTON TOWN QUARTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 26 2008 11:45AM

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