Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Lime Kiln
Ballagh, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Rural Industry
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Lime Kiln, Ballagh, Co Fermanagh
- Townland
- Ballagh
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.22890, -7.34951
- Date of survey
- 01 October 2000
- HB reference
- HB12/01/036
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1838 "Ireland, north sheet." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Disused lime kiln on N side of minor road behind a modernised vernacular house. Aligned N-S, with rear section cut into bank, here quarried to each side. Of random rubble with dressed stepped quoins. Single cylindrical brick-lined pot, 1.5m diameter; now partly infilled with rubbish. Face measures 5.0m wide and stands 5.7m high. Draw hole accessed by a semicircular headed opening, the jambs of which are cement rendered. This opening measures 2.5m wide and rises 2.8m to the crown. The soffit is of hand-made brick and slopes down to the draw hole proper. This is set in a small random rubble wall and is trimmed with brick.
Historical information
A structure is shown at this location on the 1857 OS 6” map. Although not explicitly cited as a lime kiln, it is set within what appears to be a quarry and is undoubtedly the existing structure. Only on the 25” map of 1907 is it captioned as ‘L.K.’ (= lime kiln). It is probably of mid 19th century date.
Primary sources:
1. OS map, 1st edition 6”, 1834, Co Fermanagh sheet 35.
2. OS map, 2nd edition 6”, 1859, Co Fermanagh sheet 35.
3. OS map, 1st edition 25”, 1907, Co Fermanagh sheet 35-9.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A large kiln, given some degree of interest by its proximity to the quarry
The kiln was built into the quarry face so that the ground behind became a loading ramp for the pot.
Nearby in the register
- Manor Court HouseChurchunder 1 mi
- Estate CottagesHouseunder 1 mi
- ARMAGH MANORCOUNTRY HOUSEunder 1 mi
- Ballagh CottageHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.