Survey Data
Reg No
30402602
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical
Original Use
Kiln
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
103989, 252572
Date Recorded
16/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding limekiln, built c.1800, having round arch. Now disused. Dressed limestone walls with tooled limestone voussoirs to arch. Rubble stone walls elsewhere. Stoking aperture comprising red brick soffit with cast-iron door surround and hinges with iron grates to centres for lime and fuel.
Appraisal
This is an attractive and quite intact example of a late eighteenth-century/early nineteenth-century limekiln. It serves as a reminder of the industrial heritage of Corr na Móna [Cornamona]. It strategic position ensured easy transport on the river and a continuous airflow is assured by its siting on a hillock. The tooled limestone front enhances the appearance of the structure.