Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Derrynacoulagh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrynacoulagh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.83462, -9.54650
- SMR number
- KE102-130----
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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
On the N side of a minor road in a small wooded area on the S slope of Knockeirka. Remains of limekiln, horseshoe-shaped in plan, defined by rubble wall with earthen core (T 1.2m; H 1.2m). Break (Wth c. 1.3m) at SE marks position of recess but recess itself no longer exists. Stone-lined funnel has a diam. of 2m at present top and tapers to a diam. of c. 1.3m at base. Rear of the kiln has been cut into hillslope. Field walls about kiln at NW and NE and there is a quantity of large stones, possibly collapse, at S.
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.