Limekiln in Oxwich Wood is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 October 1999. Industrial.

Limekiln in Oxwich Wood

WRENN ID
iron-copper-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swansea
Constituency
Gower MP: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 October 1999
Type
Industrial
Address
Limekiln in Oxwich Wood, Penrice
OS grid reference
SS 498 864
Coordinates
51.55665, -4.16768
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The limekiln in Oxwich Wood is a very small structure built from axe-dressed local conglomerate rubble masonry and is in fairly complete condition. It features one working opening, with roughly corbelled sides and rear. The kiln stands approximately 3 meters tall, topped with a semi-drum that is slightly recessed from the face and has brick coping.

Inside, the kiln has a diameter of about 2.5 meters, which reduces to around 1.5 meters near the base. The interior is lined with vitrified firebrick.

Local climate

Limekiln in Oxwich Wood sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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