Limekiln at Sx 444686 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1968. A C19 Limekiln.
Limekiln at Sx 444686
- WRENN ID
- inner-ledge-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1968
- Type
- Limekiln
- Address
- Limekiln at Sx 444686, Calstock
- OS grid reference
- SX 443 686
- Coordinates
- 50.49689, -4.19528
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The limekiln, located at SX 444686, is an early 19th-century structure made of slatestone rubble. It has a rectangular plan, measuring approximately 15 metres in length, and is built into the bank to allow for top loading from the rear. Positioned on the bank of the River Tamar, it was designed for water transport. The front features two round arches, constructed with stone voussoirs and granite keystones, topped by a granite string course. The interior is not accessible.
Local climate
Limekiln at Sx 444686 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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