Limekiln on West Side of Track to Smallburn, Near the Miners' Rest is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Limekiln.

Limekiln on West Side of Track to Smallburn, Near the Miners' Rest

WRENN ID
lost-lancet-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Limekiln
Address
Limekiln on West Side of Track to Smallburn, Near the Miners' Rest, West Allen
OS grid reference
NY 799 473
Coordinates
54.82076, -2.31358
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th-century limekiln located on the west side of the track to Smallburn, near The Miners' Rest. It is constructed from squared rubble and features a sizeable kiln built into the hillside. The kiln has an elliptical drawing arch that is corbelled internally. There are two 4-centred arched openings divided by a pilaster, and it includes a circular pot.

Local climate

Limekiln on West Side of Track to Smallburn, Near the Miners' Rest sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 76 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 54 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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