Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26460
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/04/2002
Date of Amendment
09/04/2002
Name of Property
Limekiln at Graig Tremerchion
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Tremeirchion
Town
Locality
Graig Tremeirchion
Easting
308486
Northing
371868
Street Side
Location
To east of the B5429 about 1 km south of Tremeirchion Parish Church, reached through the grounds of New Inn Cottage; disused quarry to rear.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Probably mid-C19. The kiln is marked 'limekiln' (implying that it was in use) on the Ordnance Survey map of 1871.
Exterior
A single working recess limekiln, about 6 m wide and high. The stonework is limestone, straight fronted but with concave sides. The masonry is axe dressed, but the quoins are worked to a rock finish with dressed arrisses, both at the main corners and at the corners of the working recess. The arch over the working recess is in three half-brick rings.
The working hole is set unusually high up, above a segmental arch; the void of the kiln, which appears to be about 2.5 m diameter, is smaller than a kiln of this exterior size would suggest.
The 1871 map shows that the kiln was reached by a track at its north from Graig.
Interior
Reason for designation
A well-preserved late example of a traditional lime kiln in its quarry context.
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