Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15933 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of post medieval lime kiln, Limekiln Hole |
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Summary
A 19th century map shows this to be the location of a lime kiln. A visit to the site in 1978 recorded no traces of the kiln.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2697 1543 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21NE |
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| Parish: | RACKHEATH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of lime kiln.
Marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 26 March 1980.
Also marked on 1838 tithe map; no trace here 1978 - Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society.
Latest mention of this site is the 1845 edition of White's Directory (S3). After 1887 the site is refered to as "Wooded pit" on the 6ins O.S. maps. (S4)
NIAS records (S2)
W. Arnold (HES) 13/12/2010
Monument Types
- LIME KILN (19th Century - 1838 AD? to 1887 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
| <S2> | Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records. |
| <S3> | Directory: White, W.. 1845. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk. |
| <S4> | Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map.. |
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