Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Monkstown (castle Farm), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monkstown (castle Farm)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.84026, -8.34502
- SMR number
- CO087-026----
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 against natural slope. Front S-facing; heavily overgrown with arched recess (Wth 2.6m; D 2.7m), front of recess partially infilled with rubble, stoking hole evident. Funnel infilled; rear of kiln collapsed.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Benedictine monksunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.