N Lime Kiln and retaining wall at Castle Ely Quarry. is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 January 2001. Lime kiln.

N Lime Kiln and retaining wall at Castle Ely Quarry.

WRENN ID
moated-thatch-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
12 January 2001
Type
Lime kiln
Address
N Lime Kiln and retaining wall at Castle Ely Quarry., Whitland, Eglwyscummin
OS grid reference
SN 192 102
Coordinates
51.76125, -4.62021
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The lime kiln at Castle Ely Quarry is a large, circular structure built from rubble stone. It features a front wall that stands approximately 4 meters high, with kiln-eyes located to the south and north. The south eye measures about 2 meters high and 2 meters deep, while the north eye is also 2 meters high but approximately 3 meters deep. On the west side, there are three rubble stone buttresses providing support. The kiln has a round crucible that is open. Additionally, there is a curved rubble stone retaining wall to the north and west, which is about 15 meters long and 1 meter high.

Local climate

N Lime Kiln and retaining wall at Castle Ely Quarry. sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% 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 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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