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HER Number:MDV14819
Name:Limekiln near Ipplepen Cross, Denbury

Summary

Site of limekiln.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 830 685
Map Sheet:SX86NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDenbury and Torbryan
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishDENBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NW/68

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LIME KILN (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1964, SX86NW (Cartographic). SDV336805.

'Kiln Disused' shown on 1964 6 inch Ordnance Survey map, near Ipplepen Cross.


Bath, C., 1984, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV336808.

Field known as 'Kiln Hills' shown on the Tithe Apportionment of 1839.


Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Fairfield Farm, Denbury, Newton Abbot, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV338222.

One example of the quarries and limekilns, together with the coppicing needed for fuel, which exist in this small valley providing evidence that this was once an important production site for lime.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336805Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. SX86NW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV336808Worksheet: Bath, C.. 1984. Worksheet.
SDV338222Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Fairfield Farm, Denbury, Newton Abbot. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.04. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.

Associated Monuments

MDV38550Related to: Limekiln, Sharpitor Copse, Denbury (Monument)
MDV38682Related to: Quarry near Ipplepen Cross, Denbury (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 26 2007 10:07AM