Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lime Kiln at Mill Haven
The Havens, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Mill Haven, Haverfordwest, The Havens, Pembrokeshire, designated on 26 November 1997.
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
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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)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (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.