Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20200
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/07/1998
Date of Amendment
28/07/1998
Name of Property
Lime-kiln facing S, on ridge E of Capel Horeb
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Kidwelly
Town
Kidwelly
Locality
Mynyddygarreg
Easting
243111
Northing
208537
Street Side
Location
Situated in overgrown scrub some 700m NNE of Mynyddygarreg School, reached by lane from school, then footpath. Situated to E of footpath, kiln is in earth-banked small indent, facing S. Second kiln is some 100m SSE in similar indent facing W.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Mid C19 lime-kiln, part of the limestone industry of Mynyddygarreg. Marked on 1880 O.S. map.
Exterior
One of two surviving limekilns built into banks with crucibles accessible from paths above. Curved front in rubble stone with big semi-circular arch to kiln-eye. Stone voussoirs. Kiln-eye is some 3m high, curving in and down to rear furnace. Projecting shelf just above arch.
Interior
Reason for designation
One of two intact survivors of four marked on 1880 O.S. map. Important relics of the Mynyddygarreg limestone industry.
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