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Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of industrial lime-burning facilities located in Lincolnshire. The kilns date to the post-medieval period and represent the commercial exploitation of local limestone resources for agricultural and construction purposes. The site preserves evidence of lime production technology characteristic of early modern industrial practice, when lime was essential for soil amendment and building mortar. The Dell kilns constitute an important record of rural industrial activity and the economic development of the Lincolnshire landscape.
Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021082. View the official record →
Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of industrial lime-burning facilities located in Lincolnshire.
Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road 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 1021082.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Monk's Abbey (0.8 km), Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate (1 km), Roman and medieval town wall with gate in Saltergate (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road'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 The Dell, off Wragby Road stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.