Limekilns at St 059 172 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 059 172
- WRENN ID
- grim-shingle-raven
- 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 059 172, Burlescombe
- OS grid reference
- ST 059 171
- Coordinates
- 50.94631, -3.34013
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The limekilns at Burlescombe, dating from the early 19th century, are constructed of stone rubble with brick dressings. They consist of a set of three limekilns built against a steep southeast-facing hillside. On the right, there is an oblong block that projects forward, containing two kilns that are raked out from the sides. On the left, another kiln is built into the hillside and is raked out from the front. Each kiln features tall outer arches with segmental heads, stepping down and inwards through a series of three similar arches to the raking out hole, which leads to a circular brick kiln 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 059 172 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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