Limekiln at Sd 621 797 is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1989. Limekiln.
Limekiln at Sd 621 797
- WRENN ID
- shifting-obsidian-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1989
- Type
- Limekiln
- Address
- Limekiln at Sd 621 797, Casterton, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 621 797
- Coordinates
- 54.21193, -2.58205
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a limekiln, likely built in the 18th or 19th century. It is constructed from coursed stone rubble, with some areas plastered. The base features a fire hole with canted sides. The upper part of the kiln is recessed and rounded, also with some plastering, and it has a round charge hole.
Local climate
Limekiln at Sd 621 797 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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