Lime Kilns

These lime kilns are reminders of Dartmoor's working past, when the moor supported small-scale industry alongside farming and mining. Limestone was a valuable resource, burned in these kilns to produce quicklime for agricultural use and building mortar. The ruins sit quietly in the moorland landscape, their stone structures worn by centuries of weather and neglect.

Visiting these kilns offers a tangible connection to how people once shaped and used this landscape. The industrial heritage is subtle, no grand machinery remains, just the kiln structures themselves, but that quietness is part of their appeal. They speak to the self-sufficient, resourceful way communities once lived within Dartmoor's constraints.