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Kiln - corn-drying

Rath, County Limerick, Ireland

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Townland
Rath
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.62907, -8.40230
SMR number
LI015-076----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Situated in the SW edge of ringfort (LI015-013----), on a gentle SW-facing slope in poorly-drained, undulating pasture with good views in all directions. The basal remains of a keyhole shaped kiln (L 4.05m E-W) with a flue (2.35m E-W; 0.95m N-S) to W and a bowl (1.7m E-W; 1.65m N-S) to E. It is constructed of limestone blocks of various sizes and lengths with longer stones used in the flue's construction.

See attached photographs and sketch plan of feature identified and recorded by Elizabeth Connolly.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 1 June 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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