Description

SW 72 NW CONSTANTINE

8/41 Merthen Quay, including revetment
- adjoining on south west

II

Quay on the Helford River estuary. Circa early C19. Built of massive dressed
granite blocks and with sides of pitched slate rubble with dressed granite coping and
quoins.
Rectangular on plan projecting into the Helford River estuary. The end wall is built
of massive dressed granite blocks, almost ashlar. At the centre of the outer end
there is a narrow recess with a circular opening at the top for access from the top.
The circular opening is surrounded by massive pieces of dressed granite with
intricately keyed joints. The blocks around the opening are cantilevered out at the
end of the quay. Presumably this arrangement is for loading at low tide.
The sides of the quay are built of pitched slate which has partly eroded away
causing the massive granite coping to fall. The granite coping is secured by iron
staples.
Adjacent on the west side of the quay a revetment of dressed granite blocks set
vertically into the foreshore.
The quay may have been associated with the limekiln which is situated immediately to
the north. Henderson mentions foundations of a small circular building near the quay
which he suggests may have been a kiln for burning kelp.
Source: Charles Henderson. A History of the Parish of Constantine. Page 117.

Listing NGR: SW7316226036

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26434945

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)