Lime Kiln Remains on North Shore of Creek, 25 Yards West of Snapes Manor is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1974. A Probably C18 Lime kiln.

Lime Kiln Remains on North Shore of Creek, 25 Yards West of Snapes Manor

WRENN ID
weathered-wall-owl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 February 1974
Type
Lime kiln
OS grid reference
SX 738 397
Coordinates
50.24405, -3.77051
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of a lime kiln, likely from the 18th century, are located on the north shore of a creek, 25 yards west of Snapes Manor. This structure sits on a spur of land and serves as a local landmark. It is built from local stone and has a half-rectangle shape in plan, featuring a bee-hive domed chamber that is open in the center to the south. The walls of the kiln rise several feet above the opening and show extensive cracks on each side.

Local climate

Lime Kiln Remains on North Shore of Creek, 25 Yards West of Snapes Manor sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% 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 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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