Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lime Kiln at Mill Haven
The Havens, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 26 November 1997
- Locality
- Mill Haven
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- The Havens
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76694, -5.16576
- Cadw reference
- 19100
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 near the beach and just E of the stream flowing into Mill Haven.
History
Mid C19 lime kiln, not marked on the Talbenny Tithe Map of 1839. At this time Mill Haven was called Warry Haven.
Exterior
Circular lime kiln some 3m high and 6m in diameter, built of rubble stone mainly the local red sandstone. SE side is built into bank or ramp. Top and crucible in poor condition and partly overgrown. N and S sides have large kiln eyes some 2m high with stone lintels, the S kiln eye is partially collapsed.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good surviving lime kiln of the region in a coastal setting.
Nearby in the register
- Mill Haven RathPromontory Fort- coastalunder 1 mi
- Howney Stone RathPromontory Fort- coastalunder 1 mi
- Windmill ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- The GreenDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.