Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
12434
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
04/02/1991  
Date of Amendment
04/02/1991  
Name of Property
Polot House  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire  
Community
Llanrhian  
Town
 
Locality
Porthgain  
Easting
181349  
Northing
232616  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated at northern end of western quay at Porthgain harbour.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
 

Exterior
Mid C19 former pilot house, coursed slate slabs with imitation slate roof and brick north end stack. Small scale, one-room plan, built into side of hill with outside stairs up from east side to south end door. One small east side window, and one small north end window. Probably early C19 well-preserved circular rubble stone lime-kiln built onto side of bank. Typical Dewisland type with opposed kiln eyes, the upper parts sloping in to stone slab lintels. Curving outside steps on N side up to flat top with infilled crucible. Built on land belonging to Henllys farm and marked on 1887 OS map as ‘old limekiln’, this is one of the best preserved of the numerous coastal limekilns of N Pembrokeshire. Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 388.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value with other listed and scheduled items at Porthgain village, some 15m NE of Kiln House. Group value with other listed and scheduled items at Porthgain harbour.  

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