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Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm

England
List entry 1021015
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021015
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SD 78902 44467
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard is a scheduled ancient monument located near Smithfield Farm in Lancashire. The site comprises a lime kiln and adjoining working yard, dating to the post-medieval period when lime production was a significant industrial activity in the region. Lime kilns of this type were essential to local construction and agricultural practices, processing limestone into quicklime for mortar, plaster, and soil amendment. The surviving structures represent the material evidence of small-scale lime manufacturing that characterised rural industrial landscapes during the early modern period.

Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021015. View the official record →

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What is Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm?

Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard is a scheduled ancient monument located near Smithfield Farm in Lancashire.

Who is responsible for protecting Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm?

Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021015.

What other scheduled monuments are near Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twiston lime kiln and associated tramway 250m east of Twiston Mill (2 km), Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworks (2.2 km), Northern part of Rimington lead mines, part of a medieval open field system and three limestone clamp kilns 120m south east of Hollins (2.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Twiston lime kiln and associated tramway 250m east of Twiston Mill
2 km
Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworks
2.2 km
Northern part of Rimington lead mines, part of a medieval open field system and three limestone clamp kilns 120m south east of Hollins
2.6 km
Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm
3.2 km
Moated site 50m NE of Holden Green Farm.
5.3 km
Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle
5.4 km
Bomber Camp Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure
6.2 km
Little Painley bowl barrow
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm

Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone.

Domesday entry for Rimington, Yorkshire →
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