Survey Data
Reg No
31309902
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Kiln
Date
1700 - 1838
Coordinates
113592, 273633
Date Recorded
21/05/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay single-stage blast furnace, extant 1838, on a square plan. Disused, 1897. Repaired, 2010. Coursed rubble limestone battered walls with lichen-covered rough hewn or squared limestone flush quoins to corners. Single round or segmental casting or tapping arch (north) with hammered limestone voussoirs centred on rough hewn limestone keystone. Single round or segmental bellows or blowing arch (east) with hammered limestone voussoirs. Set in unkempt grounds. Photography courtesy of Paul Maguire
Appraisal
A blast furnace representing an important component of the eighteenth-century industrial heritage of County Mayo.