Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Double lime-kiln at Penhein
Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 29 March 2000
- Locality
- Penhein
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Caerwent
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.63325, -2.79870
- Cadw reference
- 23046
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
About 400m south west of Penhein just north of the private drive off the Shirenewton road from Llanvair Discoed.
History
A double lime-kiln which was probably built in the early C19 (c1813) to burn lime for the construction of Penhein and the barn and other outbuildings and for liming the fields of the new farm.
Exterior
A double lime-kiln built of random rubble limestone. Very finely built front with twin fire arches with neat segmental heads. Battered corners to the kiln. The pots are still evident above.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a very well built and preserved double estate lime-kiln.
Nearby in the register
- PenheinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at PenheinAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Tile Farm (Ysgubor Kemeys)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.