Limekiln to North East of Scales Green Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1990. Limekiln.

Limekiln to North East of Scales Green Farm

WRENN ID
long-newel-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 March 1990
Type
Limekiln
Address
Limekiln to North East of Scales Green Farm, Aldingham
OS grid reference
SD 276 722
Coordinates
54.1409, -3.10946
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The limekiln, located to the north-east of Scales Green Farm, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed from coursed stone rubble and features a round shape built into the hillside. The fire hole has corbelled-in jambs and a lintel, while the charge hole is lined with small dressed stones.

Local climate

Limekiln to North East of Scales Green Farm sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,650 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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