Limekiln to SE of Maes-Gwyn Lock on Neath Canal, Glynneath (Glyn-nedd), Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7336 / 51°44'0"N

Longitude: -3.6541 / 3°39'14"W

OS Eastings: 285871

OS Northings: 205172

OS Grid: SN858051

Mapcode National: GBR H9.1TVZ

Mapcode Global: VH5GB.MP3C

Plus Code: 9C3RP8MW+C9

Entry Name: Limekiln to SE of Maes-Gwyn Lock on Neath Canal

Listing Date: 28 March 1980

Last Amended: 30 January 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11843

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300011843

Location: On the SE side of the Neath Canal some 600m W of Cwmgwrach and approximately 70m E of Maes-gwyn.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Town: Neath

Community: Glynneath (Glyn-nedd)

Community: Glynneath

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Lime kiln

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History

Late C18 to early C19 limekiln built into the side of a lock platform on the Neath Canal (1791-9).

Exterior

Limekiln, rubble stone, the base of the charging bank on a level with the nearby lock platform on the NW side. One large kiln-eye on the SW side, with segmental arch with dressed stone voussoirs and small rectangular vent to each side. Straight joint to SE of arch with stone rubble walling in front. Overgrown at time of resurvey (September 2003).

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special historic interest as a late C18/early C19 canal-side limekiln.

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Limekiln to SE of Maes-Gwyn Lock on Neath Canal

A Grade II Listed Building in Glynneath (Glyn-nedd), Neath Port Talbot