What is recorded here
Freestanding double-arch lime kiln, built c. 1800, with rubble sandstone walls and segmental-arched openings with dressed sandstone voussoirs. Now disused. Set into hill.
This lime kiln is of significance as an important historic and social artifact, evidence of a vernacular craft and tradition that is now lost. It retains its original form and detailing and is typically set into the hillside.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20903105
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
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