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Limekilns at Penymynydd, Pedair Heol is a post-medieval and modern industrial limekiln site located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The kilns represent the limestone-burning industry that developed across south Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, serving the agricultural lime market and industrial demand. The physical remains comprise kiln structures typical of this period, designed to calcinate limestone at high temperatures to produce quicklime for use as fertiliser and in construction and chemical industries. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM CM277, reflecting its significance as evidence of Wales's industrial heritage and rural economy during the post-medieval period.
Limekilns at Penymynydd, Pedair Heol is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM277. View the official record →
Limekilns at Penymynydd, Pedair Heol is a post-medieval and modern industrial limekiln site located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM277.
Limekilns at Penymynydd, Pedair Heol 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.
Limekilns at Penymynydd, Pedair Heol 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 CM277.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Spudder's Bridge (3.6 km), Glanstony Aqueduct, Trimsaran (4.4 km), Dome Gunnery Trainer, Pembrey Airfield (6.6 km).
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