Limekiln at Newton Heads is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. Limekiln.
Limekiln at Newton Heads
- WRENN ID
- quiet-tower-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1987
- Type
- Limekiln
- Address
- Limekiln at Newton Heads, Lindale and Newton-In-Cartmel, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 401 820
- Coordinates
- 54.23027, -2.91995
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The limekiln at Newton Heads is located to the east of a rock outcrop and dates from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is built of stone rubble and features a square structure with an arched opening on the east side. This limekiln is a well-preserved example of its type.
Local climate
Limekiln at Newton Heads sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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