Limekiln on Instow Beach Circa 75 Metres South West of Instow Sailing Club House is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Limekiln. 1 related planning application.
Limekiln on Instow Beach Circa 75 Metres South West of Instow Sailing Club House
- WRENN ID
- secret-corbel-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1986
- Type
- Limekiln
- OS grid reference
- SS 472 297
- Coordinates
- 51.04694, -4.18077
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This limekiln, dating from the 19th century, is located on Instow Beach, approximately 75 metres south-west of the Instow Sailing Club House. It is constructed of stone rubble with some brick and has a nearly square shape, positioned diagonally into the bank. The structure features access tunnels leading to firing holes on two rear sides and a segmental brick arch on the front right side niche. In the centre, there is a stone-lined well.
Local climate
Limekiln on Instow Beach Circa 75 Metres South West of Instow Sailing Club House receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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