Lime kilns of this kind were once a familiar feature of the Irish countryside, used to burn limestone at intense heat to produce quicklime, which farmers then spread on acidic soils to improve fertility. Most have crumbled quietly back into the landscape, and this one is no exception.

The kiln was built directly against the quarry slope, a common construction method that allowed the structure to be loaded from above via a ramp, the remains of which survive to the south. The front of the kiln faces north, with the arched draw hole where workers would have raked out the finished lime still partially discernible. The rear of the structure has been destroyed, leaving only this partial profile of what would once have been a working industrial feature serving local agricultural needs.