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Monument details
Summary
A disused chalk pit with the lower part of a ruined lime kiln is located near Fishponds Farm. The kiln is filled in but a draw arch and brick retaining walls that seem to have held a covering roof remain. A number of chalk pits are depicted in the area on the Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd edition maps of c.1861 to 1895. On the 4th edition map of c.1931-40 the Limekiln is noted as an 'Old Limekiln' indicating that it had gone out of use by this time.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0836 4426 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR04SE |
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| Parish: | WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHALK PIT (CHALK PIT, Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1940 AD? (between))
- LIME KILN (LIME KILN, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Chalk pit and lime kiln near Fishponds Farm, Wye with Hinxhill |
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Full description
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A disused Chalk pit with lower part of a ruined lime kiln. Kiln is filled in but draw arch and brick retaining walls that seem to have held a covering roof remain. (1)
<1> N/A, Site Visit by Kent SMR map (Bibliographic reference). SKE6450.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: N/A. Site Visit by Kent SMR map. |
