Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Rahanane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rahanane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.09904, -9.45176
- SMR number
- KE059-055----
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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
Roadside limekiln (4m x 4m). Random rubble front wall (min. H 5m) is of random rubble. Rectangular central recess ope (min. H 1.25m; Wth 1m) partly obscured by gravel dump. Horizontal ledge extends across face of kiln c. 3m above ground. Funnel (diam. 2m) narrows towards base.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.