Survey Data
Reg No
14937001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Kiln
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
223534, 204373
Date Recorded
14/11/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding coursed rubble stone limekiln, c.1800, with stone stone dressed voussoirs above kiln furnace. Now disused. Stepped buttresses to either side of kiln furnace and stone stringcourse above kiln opening. Corbelled stones line back of kiln furnace. Loading shoot to the back of the façade of the kiln with protective covering. Limekiln situated on the side of the road in the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Appraisal
This limekiln survives in good condition and acts as a reminder of the industrial heritage of the area.