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Summary

Lime kilns of probable 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as structures within Palace Quarry, Chudleigh.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1334267: LIMEKILNS ABOUT 40 METRES SOUTH EAST OF GLEN COTTAGE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/65

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Lime kilns and associated structures are depicted on the eastern edge of Palace Quarryy.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4060-4061 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A lime kiln structure is visible.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX8678 08-AUG-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.

A lime kiln structure is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

A lime kiln structure is visible and labelled as disused.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A rectilinear structure circa 18 by 12m in size pierced by two circular holes circa 2.5m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015 within Palace Quarry, Chudleigh. The visible structures, partly obscured by tree cover on the more recent imagery, correspond with structures depicted on the late-19th century maps available to the survey and the Ordnance Survey MasterMap current at the time of survey. The visible structures were not transcribed by the survey.
The structures are probably the remains of lime kilns of probable 19th century date.

Historic England, 2025, National Heritage List for England 2025,
1334267 (National Heritage List for England). SDV366287.

Limekilns about 40m south-east of Glen Cottage. Probably mid/late C19. Local grey limestone rubble. The kilns are sited in Palace Quarry. A large rectangular block of limestone rubble with a track leading on to the top of the block. Each of the 3 exposed sides of the block has a swallow with a rounded arch, the entrance on the west side leads into a long tunnel with subsidiary niches on the side walls. It is not entirely clear whether this structure is one or several kilns; the top is very overgrown but one, at least, is in working order. An impressive structure and clearly part of a large scale enterprise.
Date first listed: 28th April 1987

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4060-4061 13-APR-1946.
SDV360652	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114182 ]
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361515	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX8678 08-AUG-2015.
SDV366287	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2025. National Heritage List for England 2025. Website. 1334267.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey: Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Ref: ACD1748)

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