Limekiln Approximately 150 Metres West of Whitebeck is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1989. Limekiln.
Limekiln Approximately 150 Metres West of Whitebeck
- WRENN ID
- waning-hearth-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1989
- Type
- Limekiln
- OS grid reference
- SD 451 895
- Coordinates
- 54.29891, -2.84448
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This limekiln, located approximately 150 meters west of Whitebeck, is likely from the late 18th century or 19th century. It is constructed from stone rubble and features a triangular enclosure with a tall limekiln at the eastern angle. The limekiln is a tall structure, square in shape, with a fire hole situated to the east, which is enclosed by the angle of the enclosure and is obscured by infill.
Local climate
Limekiln Approximately 150 Metres West of Whitebeck sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 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 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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