Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB06/04/031

Address :
Lime kiln in front of 62 Portmuck Road Portmuck Islandmagee Larne Co Antrim

Townland:
Portmuck

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Rural Industry

Former Use
Rural Industry

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Yes

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OS Map No:
71/10

IG Ref:
D4604 0201

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A limestone and basalt rubble structure on a rectangular plan, built into a bank in a field, with a two-centred arch to the front opening which splays inwards and contains a similar recessed arch. The top is grassed and there is a charging hole but it has been partially closed over with wooden boards and the area fenced off with barbed wire. It stands on its own in a rural location in a field bordering Portmuck Road partly surrounded by trees but very easily viewed from the roadway.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Appears on OS map of 1832. Built for the small-scale burning of white limestone, commonly known as chalk, to reduce it to a rough powder for various uses. References - Primary 1. OS Map 1832, Co Antrim 41. Secoindary 1. IHR 6991

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

An example of a once-common type of structure which is still numerous, but usually, as in this case, is derelict or in incomplete condition.

General Comments

Date of Survey

19 September 1997