Lime Kiln, Harelaw is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 January 1993. Lime kiln.

Lime Kiln, Harelaw

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 January 1993
Type
Lime kiln
OS grid reference
NT 449 763
Coordinates
55.97712, -2.88339
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Lime Kiln at Harelaw is a mid-19th century structure that features a surviving tunnel from a complex lime kiln built into the hillside. It is currently used as a store and workshop. The kiln is classified as Skinner - Type U1 and has an arched tunnel made of coursed sandstone. The tunnel measures 12 feet high, 13 feet wide, and 42 feet long, and includes three draw vents. Above the tunnel, there is a loading ramp, and modern doors have been added to the entrance of the tunnel.

Local climate

Lime Kiln, Harelaw receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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