Lime kiln at Portmuck Bay, 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 at Portmuck Bay, Portmuck, Islandmagee, Larne, Co Antrim
- WRENN ID
- stony-niche-spindle
- Grade
- Record Only
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Constituency
- East Antrim MP: Sammy Wilson (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Irish grid reference
- D 458 023
- Coordinates
- 54.8472, -5.72982
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This is a lime kiln, dating from approximately 1800 to 1819. It's an example of a once-common structure, now typically derelict, built into the hillside at Portmuck Bay, Islandmagee, near Larne in County Antrim. The kiln is constructed from limestone and basalt rubble, laid out in a rectangular plan. The front opening features a segmental arch made of red brick, which widens inwards. Within this arch is a smaller recessed arch, supporting a rusty iron girder positioned above the draw hole. Some areas are pointed with crude cement. The top of the kiln is covered in grass and enclosed by a barbed wire fence. It stands on its own in a rural location on a grassy bank, easily visible just above the beach. The kiln appears on an Ordnance Survey map of 1832 and was used for the small-scale burning of white limestone, or chalk, to produce a rough powder for various purposes. It is currently in a derelict condition and is considered to be of industrial archaeological interest.
Local climate
Lime kiln at Portmuck Bay, 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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