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Kiln, lime

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Located on level ground in parkland to the NW end of the former demesne associated with Clonmannan House. Sited c. 53m N of the original Clonmannan House (WI025-005---), c. 170m N of the later Clonmannan House (NIAH Reg. No. 16402403; weblink https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/16402503/clonmannan-house-clonmannan-wicklow accessed 14/03/23), and c. 690m W of the coastline overlooking Wicklow Bay. The remains of a freestanding rectangular-plan lime kiln (ext. dims. c. 5.1m NW-SE x 4.1m SW-NE) of probable early-to-mid nineteenth-century date although possibly earlier and associated with the building phase(s) of one or both of the Clonmannan Houses to the S. Constructed of rubble stone masonry with red brick section above the ground level to the NW elevation. Segmental-headed red brick arch to the oven aperture to the NW elevation at ground level; oven aperture slopes inwards towards the central firing chamber. Date of original upload: 29/11/12 Revised by: T.J. O'Meara Date of Revision: 14/03/2022

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