Lime Kiln is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Lime kiln.
Lime Kiln
- WRENN ID
- secret-rotunda-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Lime kiln
- Address
- Lime Kiln, Littledean
- OS grid reference
- SO 666 152
- Coordinates
- 51.83462, -2.48482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lime kiln, likely built in the late 18th century, is constructed from roughly squared stone and serves as a retaining wall. It features two semi-circular stone-lined tunnels positioned side by side, with a connecting tunnel at the back at floor level that leads to a well, indicated by a depression in the ground above. Additionally, there are two cupboard-like recesses located low down in the right-hand tunnel. This kiln is a typical example of a Forest of Dean lime kiln, although it is of a lower pattern than usual.
Local climate
Lime Kiln receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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