Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln
Glashare, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glashare
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.79072, -7.52068
- SMR number
- KK008-175----
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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
Test-trenching was carried out as part of an assessment along a stretch of c. 40km of the proposed N8 road improvement scheme from Cullahill, Co. Laois, to Cashel, Co. Tipperary. Located to the N of Glashare Stream. A circular pit (diam. 0.85m; D 0.06m) with two protruding linear offshoots (both L 1m; Wth 0.3m), one running SW, the other SE. The pit was filled by grey/black charcoal-rich silty clay. A small box-section revealed that the pit was only 0.06m in depth. The offshoots were filled with grey/black silty clay that contained frequent charcoal flecks. The sides of the two offshoots were fire-reddened, suggesting in situ burning. The plan and form of this feature suggests that it is a kiln. (Moriarty 2008, 294)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 25 January 2018
References
Moriarty, C. 2008 Glashare: pit. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 194, no. 790. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.