Lime Kiln 800 Metres West of Town Shields Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. Lime kiln.

Lime Kiln 800 Metres West of Town Shields Farmhouse

WRENN ID
scattered-minaret-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland National Park
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 1987
Type
Lime kiln
OS grid reference
NY 809 710
Coordinates
55.03404, -2.2991
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lime kiln, located 800 metres west of Town Shields Farmhouse, is a disused structure from the early 19th century. It is constructed from snecked sandstone with squared dressings. The kiln features a large two-cell design that is built partly into the bankside. It has battered front and return walls with squared quoins. Each cell includes a tall pointed opening and two segmental-arched pots on the rear wall.

Local climate

Lime Kiln 800 Metres West of Town Shields Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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