Lime kiln, To front of 64 Greencastle Pier Rd, Kilkeel, Newry, BT34 4LR is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

Lime kiln, To front of 64 Greencastle Pier Rd, Kilkeel, Newry, BT34 4LR

WRENN ID
dusted-panel-laurel
Grade
Record Only
Local Planning Authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Constituency
South Down MP: Chris Hazzard (SF)
Country
Northern Ireland
Address
Lime kiln, To front of 64 Greencastle Pier Rd, Kilkeel, Newry, BT34 4LR, BT34 4LR
Irish grid reference
J 249 115
Coordinates
54.03826, -6.09368
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a substantial late 19th-century lime kiln located to the front of 64 Greencastle Pier Road, Kilkeel, Newry. Situated on the south side of the road, it is cut into the north slope of a low hill, providing direct access to a single pot that is now infilled. The façade is a wall constructed of random rubble, finished with a concrete coping. The draw hole is buried beneath recent earth fill, with approximately 3 metres of walling still exposed. A crack is visible on the left side of the wall, indicating movement.

The kiln was first documented in the 1888 valuation book, belonging to Henry McIlroy. It is shown on Ordnance Survey maps from 1901 and 1919. A 1920 valuation entry describes it as being in ruins. Based on its size and location, the kiln was likely used for commercial production of burnt lime, sourced from quarries at Carlingford, rather than for the more typical domestic use by local farmers. The kiln is considered to be of industrial archaeological interest and is currently in a derelict state.

Local climate

Lime kiln, To front of 64 Greencastle Pier Rd, Kilkeel, Newry, BT34 4LR sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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