Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lime kiln
Llaneugrad, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Traeth Bychan, Llaneugrad, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 9 October 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 9 October 1998
- Locality
- Traeth Bychan
- Community
- Llaneugrad
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.34083, -4.23437
- Cadw reference
- 20526
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the high water line adjacent to the sailing club at Traeth Bychan.
History
Probably early C19 lime kiln. The shipping of limestone and its processing for agricultural use was an important industry of coastal Wales.
Exterior
Substantial rectangular stone lime kiln. Rectangular doorway faces sea (E); stone lintel, opening tapers upwards (partially filled in at ground level). Similar doorway obscured by attached clubhouse of sailing club which is not included.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good surviving lime kiln of the region, of historical value as a substantial surviving structure of an important industry associated with Welsh coastal areas.
Nearby in the register
- Cottage at Fron HeulogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lime kilnIndustrialunder 1 mi
- GelliAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Bryn MoelDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.