Lime kiln off Bryansford Rd, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5XQ is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
Lime kiln off Bryansford Rd, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5XQ
- WRENN ID
- kindled-oriel-primrose
- Grade
- Record Only
- Local Planning Authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Constituency
- South Down MP: Chris Hazzard (SF)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Address
- Lime kiln off Bryansford Rd, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5XQ, Stang, BT34 5XQ
- Irish grid reference
- J 254 295
- Coordinates
- 54.19967, -6.07843
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This lime kiln, situated on a north-facing slope near Hilltown, Newry, demonstrates the historical importance of lime as a fertilizer in the area. Likely dating from between 1820 and 1839, though possibly older, it was first noted on an Ordnance Survey map from 1919. The kiln is located on the edge of cultivated land, close to a small settlement within the townland of Stang.
The kiln itself features a 2-meter diameter pot that tapers inwards to an infilled base. It is lined with rounded granite field stones and faced with quarried rubble schist, reaching a maximum height of 2.5 meters. A short ramp leads up to the kiln. The lintel over the draw hole entrance has collapsed, along with part of the front wall; this opening is 80 centimeters wide and 135 centimeters high, sloping down and inwards to the draw hole. The kiln is currently recorded as derelict and is of industrial archaeological interest.
Local climate
Lime kiln off Bryansford Rd, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5XQ sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- No sale records on file
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