Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Knockaninane West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockaninane West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.08588, -9.43703
- SMR number
- KE059-062----
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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
In pasture, mid/late 19th-century limekiln built into steep slope and abutting field boundary at SW. Random rubble front wall (H 4m; Wth 4.5m) faces SE. Central arched recess. Three horizontal ledges on front face of kiln, one to either side of recess and two above it. Funnel (diam. c. 1.3m) at top. Ramp (L c. 7m) at rear.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.