Limekiln at Sx 104 591 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Limekiln.
Limekiln at Sx 104 591
- WRENN ID
- muted-iron-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Limekiln
- Address
- Limekiln at Sx 104 591, Lostwithiel
- OS grid reference
- SX 104 591
- Coordinates
- 50.40123, -4.66928
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a limekiln, likely built in the early or mid 19th century. It is constructed from slatestone rubble and has a rectangular plan, built into a bank. The loading area is located at the top at the rear, and it is positioned near the west bank of the River Fowey. The front of the limekiln measures about 20 metres in length and features a round-arched entrance on the right. The structure is currently much overgrown with ivy.
Local climate
Limekiln at Sx 104 591 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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 0.2°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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