Limekiln Approximately 90 Metres North West of Kirkhead Summer House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. Limekiln.

Limekiln Approximately 90 Metres North West of Kirkhead Summer House

WRENN ID
noble-spire-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 February 1989
Type
Limekiln
OS grid reference
SD 392 757
Coordinates
54.17354, -2.93272
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This limekiln, located approximately 90 metres north-west of Kirkhead Summer House, dates from the 18th or 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a square shape built into the slope of a hill. The west side has a round-arched fire hole with a keystone and an inner hearth made of brick. The side walls project towards the front, and the charge hole has been blocked.

Local climate

Limekiln Approximately 90 Metres North West of Kirkhead Summer House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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