Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Leitrim, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leitrim
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1934)
- Coordinates
- 52.15709, -8.20452
- SMR number
- CO028-025----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Built in depression. Random-rubble sandstone front wall retains earthen core, side wall collapsed. Front wall (H 3.2m; Wth c. 7m) faces S; arched recess (H 1.2m; Wth 3.1m; D c. 3m) with small holes along top of side walls to support centring of arch, sloping slabs at rear with ope at base. Partially infilled limestone-lined funnel (diam. 2.5m).
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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.