Kiln in Loughgur, County Limerick

What is recorded here

Kiln in Loughgur keeps its red-brick arch recessed behind a stone one, like a shy relation who’s sent somebody bigger to answer the door. ‘Is the furnace in?’ ‘What’s it regarding?’

Freestanding square-plan limestone limekiln, built c. 1880. Rubble stone walls with dressed voussoirs to segmental-headed arch, having inset recessed red brick arch.

This limekiln serves as a physical reminder of the industrial and agricultural history of the Lough Gur area. The survival of the kiln's original form and materials makes it a notable feature of the area's architectural and social heritage.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21903208

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Martin Richard Phelan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
deiseal, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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