Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Limekiln adjacent to the Smithy
Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 4 February 1991
- Locality
- Solfach Isaf/Lower Solva
- Community
- Solva
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87563, -5.18700
- Cadw reference
- 12450
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on eastern side of Y Gribin about 6m from junction with main road.
Exterior
Early to mid C19 rubble stone circular limekiln, built into bank with opposed low kiln-eyes of Dewisland type, tapering heads under short stone-slab lintels. Infilled crucible.
One of a pair at the foot of Solva Hill, the other mostly demolished. Adjacent (and not included) is the former two-storey storehouse built into the bank.
Deteriorating condition.
Nearby in the register
- Solva BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- The Cambrian InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Tan-Yr-AlltDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Hungry Caterpillar Cafe & ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.