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Kiln in Curraduff, County Cork (20902216)

Kiln
Kiln in Curraduff
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Rubble limestone lime kiln, built c. 1800, set into natural slope in field. Now disused. Coursed rubble walls, round-arched opening to front having tooled limestone voussoirs, and square-headed raking-out opening recessed to interior of arch.

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Rubble limestone lime kiln, built c. 1800, set into natural slope in field. Now disused. Coursed rubble walls, round-arched opening to front having tooled limestone voussoirs, and square-headed raking-out opening recessed to interior of arch.
This isolated feature represents an aspect of agricultural architecture once common in Ireland. The kiln was used to burn lime to create fertilizer for the surrounding fields and to increase the alkalinity of the soil to protect animals from fluke infestations. The use of lime in this context has now been replaced by chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Limekilns represent traditions which are now lost, the feature also serving as an example of the quality of nineteenth-century engineering and local craftsmanship.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20902216

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