Limekiln is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Limekiln. 1 related planning application.
Limekiln
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-span-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Limekiln
- Address
- Limekiln, the Harbour, Forrabury and Minster, PL35 0HD
- OS grid reference
- SX 097 913
- Coordinates
- 50.69046, -4.69427
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Limekiln, located in Forrabury and the Harbour, Boscastle, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed from slatestone rubble and calcareous spar and has a square plan. The structure is built into the side of a steeply sloping bank and features a round arched opening on the south side. There is also a round arched opening in the right-hand side wall, while the left-hand opening is obscured by a block of lavatories added in the 1970s. Originally, the limekiln had access from raised ground at the rear, allowing for top loading.
Local climate
Limekiln sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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