Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kiln
Knockhouse Lower, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockhouse Lower
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.25646, -7.16007
- SMR number
- WA009-047----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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
In former agricultural land which had been tilled. This monument was completely excavated in advance of a development by West Pharmaceutical Products Ireland Ltd. (Excavation Licence number 15E0260). A sub-rectangular kiln (dims. L 1.7m; Wth 1m; D 0.23m) for producing charcoal. It had steep sides and a flat base. The primary fill was a charcoal deposit, the remains of the wood charcoal from the last firing of the kiln. (Walsh and Sutton 2015, 2, 10).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 12 January 2016
References
Walsh, F. and Sutton, B. 2015 Preliminary report on excavations at Archaeological Area 2 at Knockhouse Lower, Co. Waterford. Licence no. 15E0260. Unpublished archaeological excavation report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.