Survey Data

Reg No

32304001


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Historical, Technical


Original Use

Kiln


Date

1870 - 1930


Coordinates

162978, 339394


Date Recorded

18/09/2004


Date Updated

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Description

Detached limestone lime-burning kiln, built c. 1900, now ruinous. Square plan. Uncoursed rubble walling, squared rubble quoins. Segmental-headed fuel opening, splayed jambs to firebox aperture. Infilled with rubble, grassed-over, close to high-water mark on north shore of Oyster Island.

Appraisal

This fine lime kiln was built to supply lime for the construction of the lighthouse and cottages on Oyster Island, as such it is an artefact of industrial heritage significance and, although now long disused and partly reclaimed by the landscape, enhances the historic significance of Oyster Island. It is also a reminder of how once limeburning was one of the basic processes in all building work.