Central Limekiln at Kiln Park, Blaencilgoed is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 October 1997. Limekiln.

Central Limekiln at Kiln Park, Blaencilgoed

WRENN ID
far-steeple-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 October 1997
Type
Limekiln
Address
Central Limekiln at Kiln Park, Blaencilgoed, Lampeter Velfrey
OS grid reference
SN 153 105
Coordinates
51.76336, -4.67657
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Central Limekiln at Kiln Park, Blaencilgoed, is a well-preserved semicircular kiln, approximately 8 meters tall. It is constructed from rubble limestone arranged in courses, featuring small offsets at intervals to create a slight batter. The face of the masonry has numerous beam or putlog holes. The kiln is positioned against high ground, with revetment wings on each side. It has opposed working apertures, each with corbelling and an arch at the front.

Local climate

Central Limekiln at Kiln Park, Blaencilgoed sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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