Near the Pigeon House is a well preserved lime kiln built into the face of a stone outcrop. The lime kilns were used to burn limestone at a high temperature to produce quicklime which was mixed with sand and used as mortar or plaster in the construction of Ballindoolin House. Quicklime was also used as a fertilizer for the fields.

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Ballindoolin House and Garden
Edenderry, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Tel: (+353) 46 9731430 Fax: (+353) 46 9732377
Email: esther@ballindoolin.com