Limekilns at St 053 168 is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1988. Limekilns.
Limekilns at St 053 168
- WRENN ID
- cold-rafter-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1988
- Type
- Limekilns
- Address
- Limekilns at St 053 168, Burlescombe
- OS grid reference
- ST 052 167
- Coordinates
- 50.94271, -3.34977
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The limekilns, likely built in the early 19th century, are constructed from stone rubble with brick dressings. They consist of a set of three limekilns situated against a steep southeast-facing slope. On the right, an oblong block projects forward and contains two kilns that are raked out from the sides. On the left, another kiln is built into the hillslope and is raked out from the front. Each kiln features tall arches with brick segmental heads, which step down and inwards in a series of three similar arches leading to a blocked raking out hole that connects to a circular brick-lined vat. The kilns could be loaded from the top of the slope. This site is part of a group of limekilns near the Westleigh Quarry, which continues to produce limestone.
Local climate
Limekilns at St 053 168 receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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