Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lime Kiln
Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2002
- Locality
- Rhosesmor
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Halkyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.21042, -3.18211
- Cadw reference
- 26220
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
E of Foel Farm, approximately 300m NW of the parish church, set back on the N side of a minor road between Rhosesmor and Moel-y-crio.
History
Built in the third quarter of the C19 and first shown on the 1870 Ordnance Survey. It served a small quarry on the N side of the kiln.
Exterior
A lime kiln built against a bank to facilitate charging from the top, of battered rubble stone walls with bigger quoins, and a round-headed draw arch with voussoirs. The kiln lining is mainly collapsed and infilled.
Reason for designation
Listed for industrial archaeological interest as rare surviving, prominently located kiln, representing an important local industry.
Nearby in the register
- Moel y Gaer CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- Church of St PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Rhosesmor war memorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Plas-yn-rhosDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.