Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Tooreenfineen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tooreenfineen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.24183, -9.21642
- SMR number
- CO013-012----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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
Remains of early 20th-century lime kiln in rough pasture, on NW-facing slope. Front (NW) of kiln collapsed. Earthen ramp (L 12m, Wth 4.8m) approaches from SE to partial remains of stone-lined funnel (H c. 2m; diam. c. 1.3m), stone lining burnt and vitrified.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fia1 mi
- Cist1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.