Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Limekiln adjacent to Brookside
Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in solfach Isaf/Lower Solva, Solva, Pembrokeshire, designated on 4 February 1991.
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
- 51.87428, -5.18785
- Cadw reference
- 12451
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 on eastern side of footpath beyond children’s playground.
Exterior
Early to mid C19 exceptionally large, circular rubble limekiln, built into bank. Corrugated iron lean-to on N side and small outbuilding to S between kiln and adjacent bungalow, additions obscuring kiln-eye. Crucible infilled and grassed. Front wall has three built-in Gothic carvings, one head of man, two beasts’ heads.
Nearby in the register
- Gwyryd HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old Printing HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Hungry Caterpillar Cafe & ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- Tan-Yr-AlltDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.