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Kiln - corn-drying

Gortnahomna Beg, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Kiln - corn-drying, Gortnahomna Beg, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gortnahomna Beg
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.91450, -8.05117
SMR number
CO077-091----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

This corn-drying kiln was excavated in 2004 in advance of the construction of a housing development to the E of Castlemartyr village. The kiln comprised two circular pits, at the N and S, linked by a stone-lined flue (L 3m; Wth 0.4m; D 0.4m). The N pit (diam. 1.4m; D 0.45m), which was circular in plan, was stone-lined. The S pit (diam c. 1.2m; D 0.3m), which was subcircular in plan, was unlined. The sides of the S pit were oxidised. Both pits were filled with black charcoal-enriched soil with medium-sized limestone fragments. A lintel stone was situated at the mid-point of the flue. In situ burning was evident only to the S of the lintel. According to the excavator (Lane 2007a, 47), it is possible that this was a corn-drying kiln that was reused as a limekiln. (Lane 2007a, 47)

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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