Lime kiln in front of, 62 Portmuck Road, Portmuck, Islandmagee, Larne, Co Antrim is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Mid and East Antrim local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
Lime kiln in front of, 62 Portmuck Road, Portmuck, Islandmagee, Larne, Co Antrim
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-plaster-birch
- Grade
- Record Only
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Constituency
- East Antrim MP: Sammy Wilson (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Irish grid reference
- D 460 020
- Coordinates
- 54.84455, -5.72733
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This is a lime kiln, dating from approximately 1800 to 1819, and located in a field bordering Portmuck Road, Islandmagee, County Antrim. It is an example of a formerly common structure, though now typically found in derelict or incomplete condition. The kiln is built into a bank and is constructed of limestone and basalt rubble, set on a rectangular plan. It features a two-centred arch to the front opening, which splayed inwards and contains a recessed arch. The top is grassed over. A charging hole is present, but has been partially covered with wooden boards; the area is fenced off with barbed wire. The kiln appears on an Ordnance Survey map of 1832 and was used for the small-scale burning of white limestone, also known as chalk, to produce a rough powder for various applications. It stands in a rural location, partly sheltered by trees but easily visible from the road. The structure is recorded as derelict and is of industrial archaeological interest.
Local climate
Lime kiln in front of, 62 Portmuck Road, Portmuck, Islandmagee, Larne, Co Antrim sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 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 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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