Feb 5, 2016 · The Lime Kiln - the oldest industrial building in the village - was used for burning limestone and anthracite shipped in from South Pembrokeshire to produce lime, a white powder which was then carted away by farmers and spread on fields to sweeten the local acidic soil.

The remains of Porthgain brickworks tower high over the now quiet harbour of Porthgain but in the latter years of the 1800s and into the early part of the twentieth century, the site was a hive of activity.

Mar 23, 2015 · From around 1850 slate, then brick, and then granite were shipped from the harbour. The crushed granite road stone was dispensed from the massive brick built hoppers, built at the beginning of the twentieth century, directly into …

From around 1850 slate, then brick, and then granite were shipped from the harbour. The crushed granite road stone was dispensed from the massive brick built hoppers, built at the beginning of the twentieth century, directly into small ships alongside Porthgain harbour.

Porthgain and Abereiddi were both slate quarries from around 1840 to the 1890s, by which time Abereiddy was disused. In 1893 the focus was on stone quarrying and brickmaking at Porthgain. Various companies came and went until final closure in 1931.

Here the coast path crosses the route of the Porthgain granite quarry railway. The ruined buildings (see below) are reminders of the railway and the area's busy industrial past. For 80 years, from 1851 to 1931, Porthgain was a bustling industrial village and port.

In 1987 Porthgain was designated as a conservation area. Slate, from a local quarry, was handled through the harbour from 1850 to 1910. Bricks were made in the harbour area from 1889 to 1912 using waste from the slate operation. The crushed dolerite (1889 – …

Feb 8, 2007 · They are quarrying waste from its roof tiling phase, which occurred between 1850 and 1910. If you find any fossils here, you can count yourself lucky. The shale at Porthgain is practically barren and an hour of searching may reveal no fossils at all.

Apr 22, 2009 · In the foreground the brick works is shown, with the kiln and its chimney and the drying sheds. On the left is the mill and on the right the lime kiln. Work ceased abruptly in 1931 when the company went into receivership and the last load of stone left the harbour in 1934.