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Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm

England
List entry 1021012
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021012
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SD 27814 72063
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm is a post-medieval industrial monument located in Lancashire. The structure dates from the eighteenth or nineteenth century, representing the period of widespread lime production in northern England when agricultural improvement and building construction created substantial demand for lime products. The kiln would have functioned to calcine limestone at high temperatures, producing quicklime for use as a fertiliser, mortar, and whitewash. Such monuments are characteristic of the rural industrial landscape of Lancashire during this period of economic development.

Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021012. View the official record →

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What is Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm?

Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm is a post-medieval industrial monument located in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021012.

Who is responsible for protecting Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm?

Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green 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 1021012.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm (0.3 km), Lime kiln and associated lime shed 680m south east of Scales Green Farm (0.4 km), Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure west of Scales Haggs, 300m NNE of Scales Green Farm (0.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm
0.3 km
Lime kiln and associated lime shed 680m south east of Scales Green Farm
0.4 km
Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure west of Scales Haggs, 300m NNE of Scales Green Farm
0.4 km
Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank
1.4 km
Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle
1.8 km
Moat Farm moated site
2 km
Moat Hill, motte and bailey castle and earlier ringwork
2.2 km
Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common
2.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm

Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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