MEM24332 - Post-medieval quarry and lime kiln southwest of Wootton Knowle (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Tithe Map for Wootton Courtenay shows an earthwork feature at SS 9287 4415, together with a small circular feature at SS 9290 4416. Bother are shown in a small wooded land parcel labelled 87, which the accompanying Apportionment describes as "Quarry Lime Kiln and Copse", owned by The Right Honorable Lord Sherborne and John Siderfin, and occupied by Thomas Siderfin. [1] The site is labelled as an old quarry on the 1st and 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps. The earthwork for the quarry is depicted but the lime kiln is not. [2,3] In 2018, the site is shown as wooded. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SSO718 Map: 1844. Wootton Courtenay Tithe Map and Apportionment. Land parcel 87.
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <4> SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9287 4417 (77m by 80m) |
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Map sheet | SS94SW |
Civil Parish | WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2018 11:20AM
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