Limekiln 500 Metres North West of High Birk Hat Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Limekiln.

Limekiln 500 Metres North West of High Birk Hat Farmhouse

WRENN ID
shifting-gargoyle-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Limekiln
OS grid reference
NY 929 190
Coordinates
54.56639, -2.11103
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a disused limekiln located 500 metres north-west of High Birk Hat Farmhouse, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed from squared rubble and is a small limekiln built partly into the bankside. The front wall features a corbelled-arched opening positioned in the center, while the rear wall of the opening is semi-conical and shows signs of partial collapse, along with the remains of the pot. The return walls are battered. The structure was noted to be in a ruinous state at the time of the survey.

Local climate

Limekiln 500 Metres North West of High Birk Hat Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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