Monument record TR 05 SW 26 - Chalk pit and lime kiln, Fisher Street Farm

Summary

A 19th century chalk pit and lime kiln at Fisher Street Farm.

Location

Grid reference TR 0314 5458 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR05SW
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish SHELDWICH, SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A single kiln was situated in the uphill end of an elongated pit cut into the hillside between Fisher Street Farm and Fridhill Wood, near Sheldwich. The pit remains.

The chalk pit is not shown on the 1842 Tithe Map of Sheldwich. It first appears on the 1st edition OS 25" map. It is marked as "Old Chalk Pit" by the time of the 2nd edition OS 25" map, though a second kiln had been added between the two maps.

In 2008 a lime kiln was emptied. The associated chalk caves were surveyed by the Kent Underground Research Group in 2009. The kiln was surveyed by the Maidstone Area Archaeological Group in 2013. (1,2)


<1> Maidstone Area Archaeological Group, 2013, Survey of a Lime Kiln at Fisher Street Farm, Sheldwich, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE25191.

<2> Rod Legear, 2015, Some underground features on the Lees Court Estate in Sheldwich/Badlesmere (Article in serial). SKE51713.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Maidstone Area Archaeological Group. 2013. Survey of a Lime Kiln at Fisher Street Farm, Sheldwich, Kent.
  • <2> Article in serial: Rod Legear. 2015. Some underground features on the Lees Court Estate in Sheldwich/Badlesmere. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 136 pp 293-303.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of a lime kiln at Fisher Street Farm, Sheldwich (EKE13201)

Record last edited

Sep 17 2018 12:44PM