Polot House is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 February 1991. Pilot house, limekiln.

Polot House

WRENN ID
dusted-cobble-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Country
Wales
Date first listed
4 February 1991
Type
Pilot house, limekiln
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Mid C19 former pilot house, coursed slate slabs with imitation slate roof and brick north end stack. Small scale, one-room plan, built into side of hill with outside stairs up from east side to south end door. One small east side window, and one small north end window.

Probably early C19 well-preserved circular rubble stone lime-kiln built onto side of bank. Typical Dewisland type with opposed kiln eyes, the upper parts sloping in to stone slab lintels. Curving outside steps on N side up to flat top with infilled crucible.

Built on land belonging to Henllys farm and marked on 1887 OS map as ‘old limekiln’, this is one of the best preserved of the numerous coastal limekilns of N Pembrokeshire.

Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 388.

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