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Kiln in Pollardstown

Kiln, lime

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Built against slope, on S side of old trackway. Random-rubble front wall and stone-faced side walls retain earthen core. Front elevation (H c. 4m; Wth 7.5m) faces E; arched recess (H 1.45m; Wth 2.35m; D 2m) with sloping slabs at rear. Old trackway approaches rear of kiln; ramp removed leaving rear of kiln c. 1m H. Partially infilled sandstone-lined funnel (diam. 2m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO020-016

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Neil Theasby, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this garden.
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • VisionsofthePast, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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