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Bank of Six Vertical Limekilns at Minera Quarry is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument comprising six vertical limekilns arranged in a bank formation. Located in Wales, the kilns were constructed to exploit the extensive Dinantian limestone bedrock that underlies the site, a resource formed during the Mississippian period and comprising limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks. Vertical kilns of this type were the dominant technology for lime-burning from the late eighteenth century onwards, designed to maximise efficiency by allowing raw limestone to be fed from the top whilst heat was applied from below.
The six kilns at Minera represent substantial investment in local lime production, serving agricultural and building industries across the region. The quarry setting provided direct access to high-quality limestone, eliminating costly transport of raw material. Arranged in a bank, the kilns would have operated intensively during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, burning limestone at high temperatures to produce quicklime for mortar, plaster and fertiliser.
The monument is protected by Cadw under reference DE236, recognising its significance as evidence of industrial development and lime-working technology in post-medieval Wales.
Bank of Six Vertical Limekilns at Minera Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE236. View the official record →
Bank of Six Vertical Limekilns at Minera Quarry is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument comprising six vertical limekilns arranged in a bank formation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE236.
Bank of Six Vertical Limekilns at Minera Quarry dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a limekiln. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bank of Six Vertical Limekilns at Minera Quarry is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creigiau Eglwyseg Cairn (8.3 km), Offa's Dyke: Section SW from Tatham Bridge (9.1 km), Pen y Gaer Hillfort (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bank of Six Vertical Limekilns at Minera Quarry's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bank of Six Vertical Limekilns at Minera Quarry stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.