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The lime kilns on the east side of High Street are a group of industrial structures located in Cambridgeshire, designated as an ancient monument under NHLE list entry 1006871. These kilns date from the post-medieval period and represent the built heritage of local lime production, an essential industry for providing mortar and plaster in construction and agriculture. The surviving physical remains document the technological and economic practices of their era, reflecting the importance of lime-burning to regional building trades and land management. Such installations typically comprised circular or rectangular stone structures designed to withstand high temperatures during the calcination of limestone.
Lime kilns on E side of High Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006871. View the official record →
The lime kilns on the east side of High Street are a group of industrial structures located in Cambridgeshire, designated as an ancient monument under NHLE list entry 1006871.
Lime kilns on E side of High Street 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 1006871.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Isleham Plantation (3.5 km), Lumber Hill bowl barrow, 720m ENE of Chippenham Stud (5.4 km), Roman villa S of Snailwell Fen (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lime kilns on E side of High Street'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 on E side of High Street stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.