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Kiln - corn-drying

Rath, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Kiln - corn-drying, Rath, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

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

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (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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