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Summary

Limekiln of unrendered stone rubble built into a bank. Circular on plan with a circular well.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1106805: LIMEKILN ON NORTH SIDE OF PARK LANE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH WEST OF JUNCTION WITH PIG LANE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54NE/81
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1142.

Vis=21/8/1990 (akers) circular kiln, 1 furnace, 2 draw-holes, built of stone rubble. Trees growing from top of furnace. Stone wall running nne at right angles to ante-chamber (worksheet).

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV330171.

Limekiln on north side of park lane approx 20m nw of junction with pig lane. It is 19th century, unrendered stone rubble. Circular on plan with circular well. Built into bank. Stone rubble retaining wall (doe).

Rance, C. + Weddell, P. J., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV64179.

Restored in 1985 (rance + weddell).

1842, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV73507.

Vis=14/12/1996 (holley) kiln was restored in 1985 but deteriorated in intervening years, and is threatened with trees and other vegetation. Combustion chamber partially infilled with rubbish. Only northern draw hole is accessible, southern one partially infilled with earth. The poke hole still has metal fittings and internal supports. 'old limekiln' marked on 25" (1904) 2nd ed os map and tithe map (1842) (holley).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV73508.

Doe/hhr:combe martin/(9/4/1987)43.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV73509.

Rance, c. + weddell, p. J. /archaeological assessment of combe martin sewage works/(1993)7/(emafu report 93.67).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV73511.

Des=holley, s. /limekilns on exmoor and at combe martin, site 080/(1999)/copy with photographs in smr.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1120 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

'Old limekiln' marked on 25" (1904) os map & tithe map. On north side of park lane c. 20m nw of junction with pig lane. Circular kiln, 1 furnace, 2 draw-holes, built of stone rubble. Kiln restored in 1985, but deteriorated by 1996.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Kiln (disused) marked.

Historic England, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV358087.

Limekiln on north side of Park Lane approximately 20 metres north-west of junction with Pig Lane. Limekiln. C19. Unrendered stone rubble. Circular on plan with circular well, built into bank with 2 semi-circular arched corbelled swallows with rough stone voussoirs. Stone rubble retaining wall extends to right, decreasing in height. Combe Martin has the highest concentration of kilns in North Devon. They are ranged in a line close to the limestone quarries, the belt running parallel to and south-west of the long village street.

Akers, R., 21/08/1990, Lime Kiln (Worksheet). SDV73510.

Circular kiln, 1 furnace, 2 draw-holes, built of stone rubble. Trees growing from top of furnace. Stone wall running north-north-east at right angles to ante-chamber.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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