Limekiln is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Industrial structure.

Limekiln

WRENN ID
tall-column-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Type
Industrial structure
Address
Limekiln, A 593, Coniston, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 309 988
Coordinates
54.38031, -3.06512
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This 18th-century limekiln is constructed from slate and is built into the side of a bank, featuring a ramp and a small quarry pit at the rear. It has a round, slightly tapering shape and includes the remains of a projecting wall on the left side. The opening of the kiln has a corbelled arch that is splayed. Above the opening, there is a timber beam with a slate dripcourse, which likely suggests the presence of a lean-to shelter. The shaft of the kiln is roughly cylindrical, partly blocked, and open at the top. This limekiln is a well-preserved example of its kind.

Local climate

Limekiln sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,550 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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