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What is recorded here

Roadside forge, rectangular in plan (long axis NW-SE) and built of random rubble. Horseshoe-shaped arch, with cut stone voussoirs, at the centre of the gabled front (SE) elevation. Chimney on the NW gable. Recent lean-to addition to the SW side. Not named on the 1846 OS 6-inch map but the structure may be indicated.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE108-069

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mike Dickison, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
  • Malcolm Neal, Wikimedia Commons
  • Yosemite, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Trevor Harris, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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