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kiln — Knocklofty

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kiln — Knocklofty
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Overview

kiln — Knocklofty is recorded as kiln in Waterford. Freestanding single-bay single-stage rubble stone lime kiln, c.1820, on a square plan. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar.

Why it was built

The saved account records: Freestanding single-bay single-stage rubble stone lime kiln, c.1820, on a square plan.

People and work

The saved account records: Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar.

How it changed

The saved account records: Elliptical-headed opening to oven with chamfered reveals leading to elliptical-headed lower opening having red brick dressings.

What survives

The saved account records: Set back from line of road in own grounds adjacent to lime quarry (now decommissioned) with forecourt having random rubble stone boundary wall.

Why it mattered

kiln — Knocklofty matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This lime kiln is of considerable significance as an example of a small-scale communal structure of industrial heritage significance. The lime kiln forms a picturesque feature in the locality, the rubble stone construction assimilating well into the mature landscape. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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