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Limekiln to SW.of ruins of Caerbwdy Mill

A Grade II Listed Building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close (Tŷddewi a Chlos y Gadeirlan), Pembrokeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8742 / 51°52'26"N

Longitude: -5.2457 / 5°14'44"W

OS Eastings: 176671

OS Northings: 224490

OS Grid: SM766244

Mapcode National: GBR C6.S3HZ

Mapcode Global: VH0TM.1543

Plus Code: 9C3PVQF3+MP

Entry Name: Limekiln to SW.of ruins of Caerbwdy Mill

Listing Date: 28 July 1992

Last Amended: 28 July 1992

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 12661

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300012661

Location: Situated on hillside some 70m W of footbridge N of Caerbwdy Bay.

County: Pembrokeshire

Community: St. David's and the Cathedral Close (Tŷddewi a Chlos y Gadeirlan)

Community: St. David's

Locality: Caerbwdy

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

Tagged with: Lime kiln

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History

Kiln is said to have been built by 1815, and to stand on land owned by Bishops of Saint David's.

Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 429.

Exterior

Late C18 or early C19 unusually large square limekiln built into bank by footpath. Approx 7m square, purple Caerbwdy rubble stone mixed with brown and grey boulders. High kiln-eyes of Dewisland type, with inward sloping heads to stone lintels. Open but overgrown crucible.

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