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
23046
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/03/2000
Date of Amendment
29/03/2000
Name of Property
Double lime-kiln at Penhein
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Caerwent
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Penhein
Easting
344817
Northing
193018
Street Side
Location
About 400m south west of Penhein just north of the private drive off the Shirenewton road from Llanvair Discoed.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
A double lime-kiln which was probably built in the early C19 (c1813) to burn lime for the construction of Penhein and the barn and other outbuildings and for liming the fields of the new farm.
Exterior
A double lime-kiln built of random rubble limestone. Very finely built front with twin fire arches with neat segmental heads. Battered corners to the kiln. The pots are still evident above.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a very well built and preserved double estate lime-kiln.
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