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Kiln - corn-drying

Íochtar Cua, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Kiln - corn-drying, Íochtar Cua, County Kerry, 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
Íochtar Cua
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.81561, -10.15100
SMR number
KE098-129----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

No trace is now apparent of the 'irregular mound of stones' recorded by O'Connell at this location on the S side of Lough Currane. It measured 18 feet (5.5m) in diameter and 2 feet (.6m) high, and a spread of stone extended downslope from its N side. There was a lintelled 'chamber', 10 feet (3m) long x 2 feet (.6m) wide x 2 feet (.6m) high, at the centre of the mound. Its sides were constructed of slabs set on edge and one large stone occurred at its 'apsidal' S end. A layer of greasy black earth, 6 inches (.15m) thick, overlay its covering lintels (KAS). This site may have been a corn-drying kiln.

The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1458. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 1 August 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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