Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
An Doinín álainn, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Doinín álainn
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1842)
- Coordinates
- 51.96360, -9.24719
- SMR number
- CO058-001----
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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
On N side of laneway, built into slight break in slope. Roughly rectangular kiln (c. 6m N-S; c. 8m E-W; front H 3.8m; rear H 0.6m), partially collapsed. Front elevation (S) has lintelled recess (H 1.75m; Wth 1.5m; D 2.1m), with sloping slabs to rear. Circular funnel (diam. c. 1.5m) almost completely infilled.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.