Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lime-Kiln between Coastal Slope & The Beach
Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abercastle/Abercastell, Mathry, Pembrokeshire, designated on 29 April 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 29 April 1993
- Locality
- Abercastle/Abercastell
- Community
- Mathry
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95973, -5.12767
- Cadw reference
- 12941
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 SW side of Abercastle Harbour.
History
Last survivor of four kilns at Abercastle, shown on map in 1815 map book of Bishops of St Davids in National Library of Wales. On slope above were remains of lime-burners hut.
Exterior
Early C19 circular lime kiln in rubble stone with two tall opposed kiln-eyes and circular top opening to crucible. Kiln eyes are of typical Dewisland type with short straight sides and long tapering triangular heads. Rubble embanking wall each side.
Nearby in the register
- Abercastle Mill/Felin AbercastellIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box opposite Abercastle MillCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Ynys y CastellPromontory Fort- coastalunder 1 mi
- Carreg Samson Burial ChamberChambered Tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.