Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lime Kiln at Tre-Lan
Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tre-Lan, Cilcain, Flintshire, designated on 16 October 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 16 October 1995
- Locality
- Tre-Lan
- Community
- Cilcain
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18426, -3.24011
- Cadw reference
- 16442
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated 0.8 km NW of Cilcain in a field opposite Tre-lan farm.
History
Probably early C19, the kiln was built to supply the farm with lime for the fields.
Exterior
Large kiln approx. 3m high with tall arch suitable for entering with a cart. Partially obscured by vegetation at time of 1995 survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a massive and well-preserved example of a farm lime kiln.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at Plas-yn-LlanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas-yn-LlanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Hearse House at Church of St Mary (Including Churchyard Walls and Lych GateReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.