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Kiln - lime

Cooldrinagh, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Kiln - lime, Cooldrinagh, County Dublin, 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
Cooldrinagh
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.36154, -6.48949
SMR number
DU017-115----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

Annotated ‘L.K.’ on the 1863 edition of the OS 25-inch map where a square-shaped kiln is depicted standing immediately to the west of a laneway leading to a disused quarry located 50m to the south.  River Liffey forming the county boundary with Kildare 40m to the west.  Limekiln not depicted on the 1837 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map. Not visible on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.  Area where limekiln was located is now a green area of landscaping.

 

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

 

Date of Compilation: 26 November 2025

Nearby in the register

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

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