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Lime kilns at Betchworth Quarry is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of industrial lime-burning structures associated with the exploitation of chalk deposits in the Betchworth area of Surrey. The kilns date from the post-medieval period and represent the continuation of lime production that became particularly significant during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as demand for lime increased for agricultural use, building mortar, and other industrial applications. The physical remains consist of kiln structures cut into or constructed within the quarry landscape, where chalk was extracted and burned to produce quicklime. The site evidences the long history of quarrying and processing at Betchworth, which remains one of Surrey's most significant chalk working areas.
Lime kilns at Betchworth Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021346. View the official record →
Lime kilns at Betchworth Quarry is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of industrial lime-burning structures associated with the exploitation of chalk deposits in the Betchworth area of Surrey.
Lime kilns at Betchworth Quarry 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 1021346.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Betchworth Castle (2.3 km), Bowl barrow west of Flanchford Road: part of the Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery (3.2 km), Bowl barrow 70m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lime kilns at Betchworth Quarry's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lime kilns at Betchworth Quarry stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.