Limekiln 20 Metres North of Cow Ark Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1983. Limekiln.
Limekiln 20 Metres North of Cow Ark Bridge
- WRENN ID
- swift-tower-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1983
- Type
- Limekiln
- OS grid reference
- SD 673 454
- Coordinates
- 53.90399, -2.49882
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This limekiln, likely built in the early 19th century, is constructed from rubble and is set into a hillside. It features two retaining walls that meet at an obtuse angle. On the south side, there is a vaulted opening. The upper surface of the structure is now covered with grass and has a shallow circular depression.
Local climate
Limekiln 20 Metres North of Cow Ark Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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