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HER Number:MDV42365
Name:Lime Kilns at Wreys Quarry, Stowford

Summary

Pair of kilns. Constructed of chert and shale with granite keystones. The pots have been infilled.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 434 876
Map Sheet:SX48NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStowford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOWFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Quarry earthworks and Limekiln structures/ruins associated with Wreys Quarry, marked on nineteenth century mapping

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48NW/28/1
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LIME KILN (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

BORN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV176348.

Wrey's quarry. One of 2 pairs of kilns shown on the 1880s, 1905 and 1963 os map. Build of chert and shale with granite keystones. Pots infilled (born).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244020.

Des=os 6" (1905) map.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244021.

Des=os 6" (1963) map.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244022.

Born, a. /tda/123(1991)230/limestone, limekilns and the limeburning industry north and west of dartmoor.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV244023.

Born, a. /limekilns and the lime industry north and west of dartmoor/()25/in smr.


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

Kilns marked.


Walls, S. + Wapshott, E. + Bampton, J., 2014, Land at Wreys Barton, Stowford, Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey & Historic Visual Impact Assessment, 7, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV360087.


Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Lime Kilns (disused) marked.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV176348Migrated Record: BORN.
SDV244020Migrated Record:
SDV244021Migrated Record:
SDV244022Migrated Record:
SDV244023Migrated Record:
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91410 ]
SDV360087Report - Assessment: Walls, S. + Wapshott, E. + Bampton, J.. 2014. Land at Wreys Barton, Stowford, Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey & Historic Visual Impact Assessment. Southwest Archaeology Report. 140728. Digital. 7, 14.

Associated Monuments

MDV18018Related to: Wreys Quarry, Stowford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7219 - Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Historic Visual Impact Assessment on Land at Wreys Barton, Stowford,

Date Last Edited:May 25 2018 5:01PM