Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Maesdulais Lime Kilns
Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Maes-Dulais, Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire, designated on 12 December 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 12 December 2003
- Locality
- Maes-Dulais
- Community
- Llanddarog
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80920, -4.14997
- Cadw reference
- 82278
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In woodlands on the E side of Maesdulais Quarry,
History
Dated 1887 and shown on the second edition of the Ordnance Survey. The kilns served the adjacent Maesdulais Quarry.
Exterior
A pair of exceptionally tall snecked rubble lime kilns set against a high bank, with raking buttresses to the front and R side. The central buttress has a date panel. Segmental tunnel-vaulted draw arches have freestone voussoirs. The surrounds to the draw holes are brick. From the top brick shafts are visible, but are mostly infilled.
Reason for designation
Listed as an impressive and well-preserved bank of kilns, dating from a period when the industry was rapidly developing in scale and technology.
Scheduled Ancient Monument CM 272 (CAM).
Nearby in the register
- Maesdulais LimekilnsLimekilnunder 1 mi
- Old House at Garn FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Old house, with attached cow house, at Garn FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Capel BigawdinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.