Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19916
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/05/1998
Date of Amendment
29/05/1998
Name of Property
Lime Kiln S of Llanerch
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llanarmon-yn-Ial
Town
Ruthin
Locality
Nant
Easting
319590
Northing
358288
Street Side
Location
Situated on high ground, some 300m W of end of metalled road at The Lot, W of the head of the Nant valley.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Lime-kiln, probably earlier to mid C19, in remote site, but amid stone outcrops. The unusual scale suggests that it could have had an early industrial use, rather than being solely for agricultural use, but the type is smaller and more crude than the mid to later C19 industrial kilns.
Exterior
Limekiln, built apparently of massive unmortared blocks squared limestone blocks. Large, roughly square in plan, built into bank, with tapering walls and front elevation slightly bowed in plan. Single large arched front opening with squared stone voussoirs. Kiln-entry of exceptional depth, some 4.5 to 5m. Crucible infilled.
Interior
Reason for designation
The finest of the many pre-industrial lime kilns in the area, of unusual scale and completeness.
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