Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Churchtown, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchtown
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.07474, -9.68194
- SMR number
- KE065-101----
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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)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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
In pasture. In the 1930s Capt. D. B. O'Connell recorded a 'slag mount' in the townland of Churchtown (KAS). This would appear to be the same feature which he referred to as a 'curious "site"...on the lands of Mr. T. Foley of Churchtown' in a general description of 'ancient mines' (O'Connell 1939, 23). There are no visible remains of this possible monument. It is possible that what O'Connell was referring to was the remains of a limekiln which is indicated on the 1846 and 1894 OS 6-inch maps in the immediate vicinity of the 'slag mount'.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cross-inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.