Limekiln to South West of Crag Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1990. Limekiln.

Limekiln to South West of Crag Cottage

WRENN ID
pitched-render-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 March 1990
Type
Limekiln
Address
Limekiln to South West of Crag Cottage, Broughton West, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 221 904
Coordinates
54.30377, -3.19831
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a limekiln, likely built in the 19th century, located to the south-west of Crag Cottage. It is constructed from coursed slate and features a square shape set into sloping ground with splayed sides. The limekiln has a brick segmental arch that forms the fire hole, with a projecting slate course above it. Additionally, there is a low wall that projects to the front on the left side.

Local climate

Limekiln to South West of Crag Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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