Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Double Limekiln
Llangybi, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 6 December 2005
- Locality
- Llanhennock
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Llangybi
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62817, -2.91172
- Cadw reference
- 87125
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
On the roadside of the minor road which follows the course of the river Usk from Tredunnock to Llanhennock.
History
Probably early C19 in origin but apparently rebuilt to some fair degree in the late C20 when they were perhaps previously in a ruined state.
Exterior
Built of red sandstone rubble which is mostly in thin courses, but with some larger stones and with carefully constructed quoins and arches. Rectangular battered structure with double kiln. Semi-circular arched fireholes with central pier and part corbelled roofs. Drip above the arches with an apparently rebuilt parapet rising to the charge holes above.
Interior
Corbelled heads to the openings with the draught holes apparently blocked.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a double limekiln that, despite some rebuilding, retains strong character.
Nearby in the register
- Pergola surrounding tennis court at Glen UskGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Garn Fawr (or Upper Garn)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Stable Court at Glen Usk, including fountain to south-westDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden walls, steps and terracing at Glen UskGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.