Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln - lime
Ballycanauna, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycanauna
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.65140, -8.96145
- SMR number
- LI003-001----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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
In rough pasture, on steep E-facing slope. Irregular earthen mound (17.3m N-S; 7.2m E-W; H 1.55m) protruding away from slope to E. Mound, heavily masked by vegetation cover, has mortared stone wall (H 2m) built against N tip; possibly the remains of a lime kiln.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.