Limekiln to South East of Croft House, Opposite Entrance to Crag Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Lime-kiln.

Limekiln to South East of Croft House, Opposite Entrance to Crag Lane

WRENN ID
low-spire-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Lime-kiln
Address
Limekiln to South East of Croft House, Opposite Entrance to Crag Lane, Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 544 167
Coordinates
54.54358, -2.70532
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lime-kiln, located to the south-east of Croft House and opposite the entrance to Crag Lane, is a disused structure likely built in the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed from snecked drystone rubble with quoins and features battered sides, standing approximately 25 feet high. On the north side, there is a central segment-headed hearth that is about 8 feet wide. A ramp, which may have been extended at a later date, leads to the top around the west, south, and east sides.

Local climate

Limekiln to South East of Croft House, Opposite Entrance to Crag Lane sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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