Monument record MLI128169 - Post-Medieval Lime Kilns and Chalk Pit, Welton Low Wood

Summary

Site of former lime kilns and a chalk extraction pit of likely post-medieval date, at the north-western end of Welton Low Wood.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A group of former lime kilns and a chalk extraction pit of likely post-medieval date are marked in this location on the 2nd edition 25" Ordnance Survey County Series map. Three lime kilns are depicted in a line with a probable fourth kiln shown a little distance to the south. The kilns are labelled as 'Old Limekilns', suggesting they were no longer in use at the time of the survey. {1} The site is located towards the north-western end of Welton Low Wood, within a small clearing. The former extraction pit can be clearly discerned as extant earthworks on the Google Maps satellite imagery layer and on recent LiDAR data for this area. The position of the former kilns are also discernible as earthworks, though the structures appear to be in a very ruinous condition. {2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. Sheet 75/2.
  •  Website: Google. 2001->. Google Earth, Maps and Street View. Accessed 11/11/2026.
  •  Digital Archive: Environment Agency. 2006->. LiDAR Scan Data. Accessed 11/11/2026.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 4617 7021 (64m by 86m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish WELTON LE MARSH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 11 2026 1:45PM

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