Limekiln Approximately 100 Metres East of Junction with B6270 is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. Limekiln.

Limekiln Approximately 100 Metres East of Junction with B6270

WRENN ID
seventh-zinc-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Type
Limekiln
OS grid reference
SD 949 976
Coordinates
54.37466, -2.07899
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a limekiln dating from the mid-18th century, located approximately 100 metres east of the junction with the B6270 on the south side of the Gunnerside-Crackpot Road in Muker. It is constructed from drystone rubble and has a paraboloid shape. Large slabs serve as lintels over the hearth, and there is a cavity on the left side of the hearth entrance. Additionally, there is a large circular hole at the top of the structure.

Local climate

Limekiln Approximately 100 Metres East of Junction with B6270 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 40 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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