Limekiln on West Side of Wood Lane Approximately 100 Metres South of Junction with Yellaton Lane is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1987. Limekiln.

Limekiln on West Side of Wood Lane Approximately 100 Metres South of Junction with Yellaton Lane

WRENN ID
nether-flint-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 April 1987
Type
Limekiln
OS grid reference
SS 594 456
Coordinates
51.19233, -4.0122
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This 19th-century limekiln is located on the west side of Wood Lane, approximately 100 metres south of the junction with Yellaton Lane. It is constructed from unrendered stone rubble and is built into a bank, featuring a virtually circular plan with a circular well. The kiln has three openings: the left one has a cambered stone arch made of rough stone voussoirs, the front opening is smaller with a straight-headed stone lintel, and the right opening is corbelled. Stone rubble retaining walls extend from each side of the kiln. Combe Martin is noted for having the highest concentration of kilns in North Devon, which are situated in a line near the limestone quarries, running parallel to and southwest of the long village street.

Local climate

Limekiln on West Side of Wood Lane Approximately 100 Metres South of Junction with Yellaton Lane sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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