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
19406
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/02/1998
Date of Amendment
23/02/1998
Name of Property
Lime Kiln on Skomer Island
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Marloes and St. Brides
Town
Haverfordwest
Locality
Skomer Island
Easting
173405
Northing
209538
Street Side
Location
Situated at the E end of the island some 100m from the sea at North Haven.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Mid C19 large lime kiln, the best surviving example of the two on Skomer.
Exterior
Square lime kiln some 3m high and 6m wide built of rubble stone. NW side is built into slope of hill and SW and NE sides have large kiln eyes with tapering sides to cast-iron lintels. Crucible is open.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a good surviving lime kiln of the region and of historical value in the history of farming on Skomer.
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