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Summary

A lime kiln of probable post-medieval to early 19th century date, is located on the north-west facing slopes to the south-east of Beardon Farm, Ashton. Constructed of earthen banks, the kiln is visible on lidar derived imagery.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SE/129

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LIME KILN (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

ON NW, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV311191.

Immediately in front of kiln (on nw) shallow roughly rectangular hollow, 12.5m nw/se x 10m ne/sw x c.1.25m deep, with mound (presumably spoilheap) at its nw end.

NO. 172, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV311192.

The field was called kiln brake (no.173) on tithe map, and the field to the e was blacksticks (no.172) (ea).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV311193.

Des=ea/(25/3/1997)/haldon ridge survey.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV311194.

Manning, p. T. + walmsley, l. P. /devon county council haldon ridge archaeological survey phase ii/(1997)10; no 405/(ea report 97.43).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Vis=26/3/1997 (ea) limekiln in small wooded area at n edge of field, built into nw hillside; appears to be constructed of earthen banks, circular, 8.5m diam x 2.5m high; bank of sw side 1.50m high exterior. Opening on nw side.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8583 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Earthwork mounds and pits are visible.

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 (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A c-shaped mound is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork within a copse on the north-west facing slopes to the south-east of Beardon Farm, Ashton. The earthwork is located on the 125m elevation contour. It measures up to circa 17m in diameter with a break in the earthwork opening to the north-west, downslope side. A hollow is visible in the centre of the mound, from which a rectilinear pit 8m wide extends to the north-west for circa 10m, where it meets a large rectilinear earthwork mound. The visible earthworks are probably the remains of a lime kiln described by the above authorities. The lime kiln may be associated with two possible extractive pits recorded to the north-east.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV311191	Migrated Record: ON NW.
SDV311192	Migrated Record: NO. 172.
SDV311193	Migrated Record:
SDV311194	Migrated Record:
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. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8583 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113110 ]
SDV79	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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