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Kiln in Gorraun

Kiln, lime

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Map note: Kiln in Gorraun appears on the map as a kiln around Gorraun (ballybrit By.), County Offaly, Ireland. The map has the location of the mystery, though not all its answers.
This is a lime-kiln of post-1700 AD date.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF043-042

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.britannica.com
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  • Nenagh Guardian; photographer not named for image 1, www.nenaghguardian.ie
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