Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Limekiln adjoining Kiln House
Llanrhian, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porthgain, Llanrhian, Pembrokeshire, designated on 4 February 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 4 February 1991
- Locality
- Porthgain
- Community
- Llanrhian
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94843, -5.18125
- Cadw reference
- 12435
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the northern end of eastern range of buildings in Porthgain Village, some 15m NE of Kiln House.
History
Built on land belonging to Henllys farm and marked on 1887 OS map as ‘Old Limekiln’, this is one of the best preserved of the numerous coastal limekilns of N Pembrokeshire.
Exterior
Probably early C19 well-preserved circular rubble stone lime-kiln built onto side of bank. Typical Dewisland type with opposed kiln eyes, the upper parts sloping in to stone slab lintels. Curving outside steps on N side up to flat top with infilled crucible.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed and scheduled items at Pothgain Harbour.
Nearby in the register
- Ty Mawr, PorthgainAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- One of Five Cottages making up Y Stryd/The TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- One of Five Cottages making up Y Stryd/The TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- One of Five Cottages making up Y Stryd/The TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.