Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Ballyvorisheen (fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvorisheen (fermoy By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.15039, -8.60612
- SMR number
- CO033-025----
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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
Overgrown lime kiln, built against rock face in limestone quarry. Random-rubble walls encase core. Front elevation (H c. 5m) has brick-arched recess (H 2.4m; Wth c. 2.2m) with holes along top of side walls to support centring of arch. Rear of recess collapsed; funnel collapsing into recess.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.