Lime-Kiln Approximately 15 Metres South-East of St Simon's Chapel Ruins is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 April 1988. Lime-kiln.
Lime-Kiln Approximately 15 Metres South-East of St Simon's Chapel Ruins
- WRENN ID
- watchful-bastion-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 April 1988
- Type
- Lime-kiln
- OS grid reference
- SE 086 849
- Coordinates
- 54.25995, -1.86923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a disused lime-kiln from the 18th century, located approximately 15 metres south-east of the ruins of St Simon's Chapel in East Scrafton. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and has a circular shape. The kiln features a V-shaped hearth that is covered by a segmental arch. At the top, there is a circular hole, which can be accessed via a ramp from Sleight Lane. The lime-kiln was used to serve the nearby quarry.
Local climate
Lime-Kiln Approximately 15 Metres South-East of St Simon's Chapel Ruins sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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