What is recorded here
Circular blacksmith's stone, c.1800. Located at edge of laneway to east of Main Street, Rathowen.
An interesting and an increasingly rare example of a blacksmith's stone (according to local sources), which would have been used to repair cart wheels up until the mid twentieth-century . This stone would have been part of a forge, which is no longer extant. The original forge was probably located adjacent to the main road in Rathowen, acting as a road-side trade. May have been a mill wheel originally.
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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