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Lime Kilns is a post-medieval and modern industrial limekiln located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference PE378. The site represents the lime-burning industry that developed in Wales from the medieval period onwards, with kilns such as this serving the demand for lime in agriculture, construction, and other industries. The physical structure would have comprised a kiln chamber designed to heat limestone to produce quicklime, a process central to rural and industrial economies in the region. Such installations typically date from the 17th century through to the 19th or 20th centuries, reflecting the sustained importance of lime production in Pembrokeshire's economic landscape.
Lime Kilns is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE378. View the official record →
Lime Kilns is a post-medieval and modern industrial limekiln located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference PE378.
Lime Kilns 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.
Lime Kilns 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 PE378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Promontory Fort S of Solva Harbour (0.3 km), Burial Chamber (0.8 km), Porth y Bwch Defended Enclosure (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Lime Kilns's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lime Kilns stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.