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 hamme red 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.
(Buildings Of Ireland)
Негізгі бет Paul Maguire: My 1738 Iron Smelter. 18.5.2024.
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