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Kiln - corn-drying

Ranelagh, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Kiln - corn-drying, Ranelagh, County Roscommon, 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
Ranelagh
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.65260, -8.19473
SMR number
RO039-102004-

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

One of the two kilns within Enclosure A was in the area occupied by its bank and must pre-date or post-date it. Another kiln was W of Enclosure A, but within Enclosure B. These kilns were of the figure-of-eight type (L 2.2-2.3m; Wth 0.85-1.36; D 0.3-0.52m), but the fourth kiln was keyhole-shaped (dims 4.13m 0.94m; D 0.55m) and placed in the fosse of Enclosure C at SE. It was stone-lined, had six fills and a fire-reddened base, and is undoubtedly late. The charcoal pit (dims 1.57m x 0.66m; D 0.34m), which may have been another kiln, was located in the passage between the fosses of Enclosure A at SE. It was truncated by the outer fosse, which it must pre-date. This feature contained two sandy upper fills, but the lower fill was mostly charcoal with some ash and had a fire-reddened base. (Delaney and Ní Cheallacháin 2017, 16, 18, 20)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 December 2020

References

Delaney, S. and Ní Cheallacháin, M. 2017 Preliminary Report on Excavations at Ranelagh 1, Co. Roscommon. Licence: 15E0136. Unpublished report, IAC Archaeology

Nearby in the register

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

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