Catcrag Lime Kiln at Sd 437825 is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1993. Lime kiln.
Catcrag Lime Kiln at Sd 437825
- WRENN ID
- old-rafter-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1993
- Type
- Lime kiln
- Address
- Catcrag Lime Kiln at Sd 437825, A590, Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 437 824
- Coordinates
- 54.23466, -2.86446
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Catcrag Lime Kiln is an early 19th-century lime kiln located at Witherslack, built from rubble carboniferous limestone. The kiln features a tapering square body, approximately 6 metres square, set into a limestone outcrop at the rear (north-east). It has a central semi-circular arched entry leading into the kiln draw passage, with the arch constructed from dressed limestone voussoirs. The draw hole is covered by canopy flagstones supported by iron bars. Inside, the kiln chamber is lined with sandstone, although it is now partially collapsed. This kiln was built by the Wilkinson family, known for their iron-making, following the Witherslack enclosure award of 1829, likely to provide burnt lime for agricultural land improvement. It is a well-preserved and complete example of early 19th-century kiln construction.
Local climate
Catcrag Lime Kiln at Sd 437825 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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