© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Limekiln and Quarries at Craig-yr-Hafod is a post-medieval and modern industrial site in Wales comprising a limekiln and associated quarrying operations. The site represents the exploitation of limestone deposits for lime production, a process central to agricultural improvement and construction during the post-medieval and modern periods. The physical remains include the kiln structure itself together with quarried ground where stone was extracted to supply the production facility. This monument, recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as MM278, documents an important phase of rural industrial activity in the Welsh landscape.
Limekiln and Quarries at Craig-yr-Hafod is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM278. View the official record →
Limekiln and Quarries at Craig-yr-Hafod is a post-medieval and modern industrial site in Wales comprising a limekiln and associated quarrying operations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM278.
Limekiln and Quarries at Craig-yr-Hafod dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a limekiln. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Limekiln and Quarries at Craig-yr-Hafod 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 MM278.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaenafon Ironworks (2.5 km), Capel Newydd, Blaenavon (site of) (2.7 km), Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge (2.9 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Limekiln and Quarries at Craig-yr-Hafod