Overview
kiln — Lisduff is recorded as kiln in Cavan. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Freestanding rubble stone limekiln, built c.1870, set against earthen mound.
Why it was built
The saved source records: Freestanding rubble stone limekiln, built c.1870, set against earthen mound.
People and work
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
How it changed
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
What survives
The saved source records: Coursed-random rubble sandstone and limestone walls with red brick segmental head to draw arch.
Why it mattered
kiln — Lisduff matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: A well-preserved limekiln, demonstrating the use of lime from burnt limestone for agriculture and building which was widespread in the nineteenth century. The structure is part of the industrial heritage of the county and is an interesting architectural component of the historic rural 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.
Places near here
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- Fartagh Forestforest0.4 miles
- Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Fartagh (castlerahan By.)monument0.4 miles
- Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Fartagh (castlerahan By.)monument0.4 miles
- Edenburt Enagh Forestforest0.6 miles
- Mound in Edenburtmonument0.7 miles
- Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Edenburtmonument0.7 miles
- Mill — unclassified in Cloghbally Uppermonument0.8 miles
- Man-made underground passage in Cloghbally Uppermonument0.8 miles
- Indicated — Edenburtmonument0.9 miles
- Edenburt Forestforest1.0 miles
- Old milestone — N11257917703monument1.1 miles
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