Lime kiln N of Pentre-Bach (partly in the Llantarnam community) is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 September 2003. Lime kiln.

Lime kiln N of Pentre-Bach (partly in the Llantarnam community)

WRENN ID
pitched-chamber-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 September 2003
Type
Lime kiln
Address
Lime kiln N of Pentre-Bach (partly in the Llantarnam community), Cwmbran, Cwmbran Central
OS grid reference
ST 285 922
Coordinates
51.62487, -3.03375
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a lime kiln with a rectangular plan, built into a bank at the edge of a field, featuring walls made of rubble stone and retaining walls that splay out on each side. The longer southern side has two large kiln-eyes that are offset to the east, with the wall stepped out at the western end. The kiln-eyes have segmental arches made of dressed stone voussoirs and a central rubble stone pier. The crucible is open and lined with brick, but it is in deteriorating condition, as is the kiln-eye to the east. The western retaining wall and central pier have been extended, and the area has been roofed with iron sheets to create an animal shelter.

Local climate

Lime kiln N of Pentre-Bach (partly in the Llantarnam community) receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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