Kiln

On a very gentle SE-facing slope. This corn-drying kiln (structure F) was excavated in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass. This kiln was a typical keyhole-shaped example consisting of a rectangular hearth and semicircular bowl connected by a long flue. The hearth (Wth 0.8m; min. L 0.56m) was located at the SE end of the kiln and was lined on two sides by sandstone slabs set on edge. The hearth was truncated on its S side by a post-medieval field boundary. The flue (L 1.7m; Wth c. 0.5m) extended towards a semicircular bowl (1.1m x 1.3m; D 0.25m) at the NW end of the flue. Some of the original stone lining of the flue survived. A date range of AD 630-870 was obtained from a charcoal sample from one of the fills from the hearth area. (Cotter 2006a, 35; 2006c) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009