Fulwell Quarry, Lime Kiln

At Fulwell Quarry (SMR 2680), source of 'cannonball limestone' is a long range of very attractive lime kilns. There are three long oval kilns with three or four openings. The stonework, of magnesian limestone, has vertical recessed panels on the vertical face, one above each opening. The access openings have been partly concealed at their base by waste tipping, and the kilns probably date from the second half of the 18th century {2}. Further lime kilns at NZ 392 596 (SMR 2695).
NB the grid reference for this entry corresponds with 'Old Limekilns' shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map of 1862, however these are not shown on subsequent maps and do not appear to be extant. From the Ordnance Survey Second Edition map of 1896, a set of three 'Limekilns' are shown at NZ 38852 60022, shown as 'Old Limekilns' on the 1946 map. The description above seems more likely to apply to these, however they also do not appear to be extant.