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Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument comprising a limekiln and associated quarry near Tintern in Wales. The site exploits the Upper Devonian sandstone and conglomerate bedrock that underlies the area, deposits formed in the Late Devonian period and exposed through quarrying operations. These local stone sources provided the raw materials essential for lime production, a process central to agricultural and construction practices across Wales during the post-medieval period and into modern times.
The limekiln itself represents the technological infrastructure required to convert limestone and calcareous stone into quicklime through controlled heating, a demanding industrial process requiring substantial fuel supplies and skilled operation. The quarry workings, interbedded with conglomerate strata, demonstrate the systematic extraction methods employed to supply the kiln with suitable stone. Together, these features illustrate the integration of industrial activity with local geology.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference MM290, acknowledging its significance as a surviving example of rural industrial heritage. Limekilns of this period are important archaeological records of the pre-industrial and industrial economies that sustained rural Welsh communities, and this site contributes to understanding local resource exploitation and craft production practices.
Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM290. View the official record →
Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument comprising a limekiln and associated quarry near Tintern in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM290.
Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern 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.
Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern 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 MM290.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Peter's Cave (7.1 km), Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm (8.1 km), Moated Site South of Moynes Court (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Colwell Grove Limekiln and Quarry, Tintern stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.