Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Limekiln below Weobley Castle
Llanrhidian Lower, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 20 April 2000
- Locality
- Weobley Castle Farm
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Llanrhidian Lower
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61282, -4.20038
- Cadw reference
- 23225
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
In a small valley 80m west of Weobley Castle, set back from the path from Weobley Castle Farm to the marshes; trace of track southwards from the kiln to join the path.
History
A mid-C19 limekiln, marked on the 1879 map as active and on the 1896 map as disused.
Exterior
Kiln in limestone rubble masonry with a single working recess on the west side, at a position raised above the path. This recess is about 2.5m wide, with vertical sides, corbelled at the front. Very flat segmental arch over, the front edge of which has collapsed. The wall above the draw hole is corbelled out above an iron lintel. A small recess in the right side wall is perhaps a candle shelf. ,The lining of the interior is not apparent. It is about 3m diameter.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Weobley Castle.
Nearby in the register
- Weobley CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Weobley CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Sampson's JackStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing Stone on Ty'r Coed FarmStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.