Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Reenkilla, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Reenkilla
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.75655, -9.78203
- SMR number
- KE108-077----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 rough pasture, on a NE-facing slope, close to the W shore of the Croanshagh River mouth. A partly collapsed kiln (c. 4m x 4m; H 2.2m) built of random rubble sandstone. Front faces NE. Recess ope (Wth 1.8m; D 1.2m) is partly collapsed; lintelled ope at base of rear (H 0.2m; Wth 0.4m). Rear of kiln is built into slope at SW allowing access to cylindrical funnel (diam. 1.45m) with bowl-shaped bottom.
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
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Four posterunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.