Lime Kilns at +, South of St John's C of I Church, Islandmagee, Larne, Co Antrim is a listed building in the Mid and East Antrim local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
Lime Kilns at +, South of St John's C of I Church, Islandmagee, Larne, Co Antrim
- WRENN ID
- mired-lancet-scarlet
- Grade
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Constituency
- East Antrim MP: Sammy Wilson (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Irish grid reference
- J 463 978
- Coordinates
- 54.80687, -5.72524
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
The lime kilns, located south of St John's Church of Ireland Church in the townland of Ballyharry, Islandmagee, near Larne, County Antrim, represent a common type of industrial structure, though now typically derelict. Constructed between 1840 and 1859, the kilns are built from limestone and basalt rubble, forming a rectangular plan. The west face features two kiln openings, each framed by two sets of recessed segmental arches. The structure is overgrown and currently used as a car dump. Situated in a rural location, the kilns are visible from the main road but accessed via a lane, overlooking Larne Lough. A lime kiln is depicted on an Ordnance Survey map of 1832, while the rectangular walling appears on a map of 1857. The kilns were built for burning white limestone, or chalk, to produce a rough powder for various applications. They are recorded as derelict and of industrial archaeological interest.
Local climate
Lime Kilns at +, South of St John's C of I Church, 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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