Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Murrooghtoohy South, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Murrooghtoohy South
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.13739, -9.28169
- SMR number
- CL001-002002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On level karst pavement c. 400m E of the seashore, overlooked by improved pasture to the E. A limekiln (c. 17.9m N-S) abutting a fulacht fia (CL001-002----) immediately to the S. An area of collapsed stone (c. 3m x 2.3m) occurs near the centre with some set stones in situ at its S end. Along the ENE side a double row of set stones defines the outer upper limits of the kiln.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 14 September 2020
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.