Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Limekiln
Llangattock, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 21 October 1998
- Locality
- Llangattock Wharf
- Community
- Llangattock
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.84756, -3.15204
- Cadw reference
- 20705
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located between Lower and Upper Yard Bridges (Canal Bridges Nos 114 and 115) on the W side of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal; to S of the large bank of limekilns at Llangattock Wharf.
History
The Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal was proposed in 1792 to connect the Upper Usk valley to the Monmouthshire Canal at Pontymoile and from there to the sea at Newport. The middle section of the canal, between Gilwern and Talybont and including Llangattock, was cut between 1797 and 1799.
From 1815, limestone was brought down by tramroad from the Llangattock quarries by the Brecknock Boat Co. These limekilns, built c 1815-30, belonged to Messrs Bailey of Nantyglo Ironworks who exported their iron from Llangattock wharf. The kilns had gone out of use by the 1870s as a result of railway competition.
Exterior
The kiln consists of an earthwork mound, with 2 draw hole vaults facing the canal. The draw hole vaults are of stone, but none of the facing wall remains. Round arched entrances with voussoirs. At the backs of the vaults are brick walls containing draw-eyes. In front of the kiln is what appears to be a small wharf (overgrown).
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an early C19 limekiln associated with the Llangattock limestone quarries and the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal.
Group value with other listed items close to and associated with Llangattock Wharf.
Nearby in the register
- Lower Yard Bridge (Canal Bridge No 114)Transportunder 1 mi
- Upper Yard Bridge (Canal Bridge No 115)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bank of LimekilnsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Canal HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.