Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln
Bonestown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bonestown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52319, -6.53133
- SMR number
- ME038-039----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified two spreads of oxidised clay (BGE: 1A/18/3) which were completely excavated (02E0696). One feature was a shallow circular pit (diam. 0.66m; max. T 0.1m) with dark pink / red clay that was covered by brown clay. A second pit (dims 0.6m x 0.5m; D 0.05m) was 0.9m to the S and had a single fill of dark pink / red clay. There was no evidence of a connecting flue at this severely truncated kiln. (Tobin 2003, 2004, 2007)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 March 2018
References
Tobin, R. 2004 Bonestown (BGE 1A/18/2) Kiln, 02E0696. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 405-06, No. 1432. Bray, Wordwell
Tobin, R. 2007 No. 1432. Bonestown, Kiln. in Grogan, E., O'Donnell, L, and P. Johnston (eds) The Bronze Age landscapes of the Pipeline to the West: an integrated archaeological and environmental assessment, 318-9. Bord Gáis Eireann and Wordwell, Bray
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- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
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