Survey Data
Reg No
22803079
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Kiln
Date
1880 - 1910
Coordinates
247048, 114803
Date Recorded
24/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding five-bay single-storey rubble stone lime kiln, c.1895. Now disused. Broken coursed square rubble stone walls with chamfered corner to west having dressed stone quoins (some rusticated). Series of four shallow segmental-headed ovens with red brick surrounds, and red brick-lined vaults (having exposed headers). Set back from road in own grounds with overgrown grounds to site.
Appraisal
An attractive, substantial kiln, which forms an important element of the industrial heritage of County Waterford for its original intended use as a communal facility for the production of lime. Although now long disused, much of the original form and massing remains intact, while the openings to the ovens retain their original profile. The lime kiln at presents forms an attractive feature of picturesque value in the area, the rubble stone construction assimilating into the surrounding landscape.