MDE11756 - Post-medieval limekiln on the east side of the River Lyn at Lynmouth (Monument)

A limekiln on the east side of the River Lyn at Lynmouth is depicted on a print of 1814. It is shown as an unnamed feature on the Ordnance Survey 25inch map of 1904, but its site is now covered by an embankment wall built after the 1952 flood.

SS 72373 49496. A limekiln is depicted on a print dated 1814. It is located on the eastern side of the River Lyn at Lynmouth [1]. Bright's Map of 1824 does not show the kiln [2] but the 1904 Ordnance Survey map shows an unannotated rectangular feature with a circular interior - probably the kiln [3]. It was possibly destroyed in the flood of 1952 as its site is now covered by a massive embankment wall built after the floods. [4] A site visit in 1996 confirmed the absence of remains. The landowner was recorded as Rev. Thomas Roe on the Lynmouth Tithe Map. [5,6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]