Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln
Scattery Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scattery Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.60864, -9.52268
- SMR number
- CL067-024027-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the W side of Scattery Island on a high eroding cliff, with views to the W over the Shannon estuary. A large pit (L c. 2m; D 0.6m) with intense in situ burning on its base (noted in the field on 17 August 2022 by AMS staff and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin). Despite the intense burning, there was relatively little charcoal, suggesting much of the heat had transferred from another location, likely along a flue. It is most likely a corn or other type of drying kiln.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL067-024027-_01.jpg View of pit/hearth in cliff-face from SW
CL067-024027-_02.jpg Closer view
CL067-024027-_03.jpg View showing context
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin
Date of upload: 29 August 2022
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Batteryunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.