Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pant-y-garn Limekiln No. I (to west)
Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Carmel Woods, Llanelli, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, designated on 27 August 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 27 August 1999
- Locality
- Carmel Woods
- Town
- Llanelli
- Community
- Llanfihangel Aberbythych
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82865, -4.03777
- Cadw reference
- 22193
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 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
200m south of the Carmel to Pant-y-llyn road; reached by a side path east from a lane opposite Caeffwrn. South of its quarry.
History
This limekiln is shown in c1876-85, and shown as disused in 1906. It is on a landholding named Pant-y-garn in the 1839 survey (based on a now ruined farmhouse at grid reference 25983 21647), but may have been regarded as part of the Pwll-y-march group subsequently.
Exterior
A single limekiln in squared but uncoursed limestone masonry. About 10m in width, about 6m high. Straight front wall running into sloping ground each side. Very large semicircular outer arch over the working area. Two working recesses, roughly corbelled, with a 400mm pier of masonry projecting between.
The top is collapsed but the interior diameter appears to be about 4m.
Reason for designation
A well-preserved limekiln in an area of intensive C19 and C20 quarrying and lime-burning industry; one of an important surviving contemporary group.
Nearby in the register
- Pwll-y-march LimekilnsIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Bwlchau LimekilnIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Pant-y-garn Limekiln No. II (to east)Industrialunder 1 mi
- Lletty-mawr LimekilnIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.