Disused Lime Kiln Knowle Hill, 550 Metres North East of the Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Lime kiln.

Disused Lime Kiln Knowle Hill, 550 Metres North East of the Parish Church

WRENN ID
keen-keystone-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 August 1984
Type
Lime kiln
OS grid reference
SY 945 822
Coordinates
50.63966, -2.07841
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The disused lime kiln located on Knowle Hill, 550 metres northeast of the parish church, is a former limekiln that likely dates from the 19th century. It is constructed from rubble stone and features a semi-circular kiln recess with a brick arch and a fire grate at the rear. To the left of this recess, there is a pointed arched opening that leads to a second chamber situated at a high level. The east wall is buttressed. This kiln is an interesting example of its type and remains largely intact.

Local climate

Disused Lime Kiln Knowle Hill, 550 Metres North East of the Parish Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 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 0.3°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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