Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Knockeens, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockeens
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.91391, -9.48119
- SMR number
- KE084-067----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Built into a field boundary at the E side of a minor road; front elevation faces W onto the road. Façade (H c. 3m; Wth c. 5m) of sandstone random rubble. Arched recess (H 1.85m; Wth 2.4m; D 2.4m) with sloping slabs at rear. The top of the kiln is heavily overgrown but the funnel (diam. 1.95m) is visible.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.