Lime Kiln to East of Beach Access with Access Ramp is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1989. Lime kiln.
Lime Kiln to East of Beach Access with Access Ramp
- WRENN ID
- drifting-hammer-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1989
- Type
- Lime kiln
- Address
- Lime Kiln to East of Beach Access with Access Ramp, Parkham
- OS grid reference
- SS 354 236
- Coordinates
- 50.98875, -4.34555
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lime kiln, built in the 19th century, is located to the east of the beach access at Woolfardisworthy, Bucks Mills. Constructed from rubble, this large kiln is positioned directly off the rock at the back of the beach and features a steep access ramp that descends from the cliff to the west. The kiln has a roughly square plan and rises up to 6 meters from the rock to a flat grassed surface that is partly enclosed by a parapet wall. At the upper platform level, there is a thin stone course that projects externally. The kiln has a segmental-headed opening facing west and two openings on its south face. On the east side, a very steep ramp descends from the adjoining cliff face and includes a large plain arched throughway. Another kiln is situated to the west of the beach access, and together, these structures serve as important physical reminders of the historical activity along this north Devon coast.
Local climate
Lime Kiln to East of Beach Access with Access Ramp sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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