Limekiln Approximately 10 Metres to South of Gleaston Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1990. Limekiln.
Limekiln Approximately 10 Metres to South of Gleaston Castle
- WRENN ID
- turning-chalk-jay
- 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
- OS grid reference
- SD 261 712
- Coordinates
- 54.13153, -3.13158
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This limekiln, located approximately 10 meters south of Gleaston Castle, likely dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a straight wall across a hollow with an elliptical arched fire hole, flanked by low walls on either side.
Local climate
Limekiln Approximately 10 Metres to South of Gleaston Castle 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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