Limekiln, Ceres, Craighall Den is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 July 2011. Limekiln.
Limekiln, Ceres, Craighall Den
- WRENN ID
- sacred-corner-furze
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Constituency
- North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 8 July 2011
- Type
- Limekiln
- OS grid reference
- NO 408 106
- Coordinates
- 56.28422, -2.95701
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Limekiln at Ceres, Craighall Den, dates back to 1814 and is a well-preserved example of a rectangular-plan disused single pot limekiln. It features four draw arches and is situated near a footpath and the site of Craighall Castle. This limekiln is typical in both plan and size for its period, built into raised ground to facilitate vehicular access for loading limestone from above, and it has arched openings on its exposed faces.
The structure is constructed from snecked rubble, which includes some carved stones likely reclaimed from the ruins of the castle. It has segmentally-headed, voussoired draw arches and a passage leading to the rear, with battered angles.
The south elevation faces the footpath and includes a single arched entrance at the center, positioned below a moulded datestone.
Local climate
Limekiln, Ceres, Craighall Den receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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