Lime Kiln at Sx 421654 is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Lime kiln.
Lime Kiln at Sx 421654
- WRENN ID
- pale-zinc-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1987
- Type
- Lime kiln
- Address
- Lime Kiln at Sx 421654, Bere Ferrers
- OS grid reference
- SX 421 653
- Coordinates
- 50.46671, -4.22491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a lime kiln dating from the early 19th century, located at SX 421654 in Bere Ferrers. The kiln features rubble walls with a slate drip course beneath the parapet. It has a single kiln that is square in plan and built into the bank at the rear. The front has a round-arched opening with a projecting keystone. Inside, there is a vaulted roof and a partially filled-in hearth at the rear.
Local climate
Lime Kiln at Sx 421654 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 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 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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