Limekiln in Disused Quarry, 170 Metres South of Keenley Thorn Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Limekiln.
Limekiln in Disused Quarry, 170 Metres South of Keenley Thorn Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- sombre-loggia-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 1985
- Type
- Limekiln
- OS grid reference
- NY 793 562
- Coordinates
- 54.90087, -2.32378
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This limekiln, likely built in the mid 19th century, is located 170 metres south of Keenley Thorn Farmhouse in a disused quarry. Constructed from squared rubble and brick, it features twin segmental-headed drawing arches. Each arch is supported by corbelled elements leading down to a pair of eyes, with one of each pair having a segmental brick arch and the other a lintel. The front wall is coped and ramps down where the returns splay out before turning in again to flank a charging ramp. The kiln has an oval pot and is a well-preserved example of a double kiln with a charging ramp in a limestone quarry.
Local climate
Limekiln in Disused Quarry, 170 Metres South of Keenley Thorn Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 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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