Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln
Kilvoy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilvoy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.83214, -8.30793
- SMR number
- RO022-162----
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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
Located at the base of the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan, and c. 70m E of the line of the road (RO022-056002-). Archaeological testing (09E0569) of a large field (dims c. 400m N-S; c. 100-150m E-W) produced evidence of a keyhole-shaped kiln consisting of a stone-lined bowl (ext. diam. 1.4m) with a flue (L 1.4m; Wth 0.35m) extending to the W. (Doyle 2010b; Doyle 2012a)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 January, 2012
References
Doyle, T. 2012a Kilvoy: testing. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2009: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 184-5, No. 707. Dublin. Wordwell.
Doyle, T. 2010b Report on archaeological test trenching for a proposed development at Kilvoy, Bellanagare, Co. Roscommon. Headland Archaeology. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 09E0569.
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.