Lime Kiln near, 1 Camlough Road, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT79 9PP

A free-standing lime kiln, built around 1910, is situated to the south side of Camlough Road, near Omagh in County Tyrone. The structure is square in plan and partially recessed within a grassy bank. The roof is constructed of rubble stone, featuring a large circular hole lined with rubble stone, designed to vent fumes and stoke the fire. The walls are built of random rubble and have flat stone coping. The principal north-facing elevation contains a large, three-stage pointed-segmental-arched opening with brick voussoirs, and a large square-headed draw hole at the base. The north and south elevations are partially recessed within the bank, with exposed sections being blank. The kiln has a roadside location with access from the north, a yard at a higher level, and is bounded on either side by wire fencing.

The kiln first appeared on the 1935 Ordnance Survey map and represents a characteristic feature of the Irish landscape, where limekilns burnt limestone with peat or coal from at least the 18th century. The burnt limestone was primarily used as fertiliser, but the availability of subsidised ground limestone following World War II led to the decline of domestic lime fertiliser production. Limestone bedrock is common across Ireland, particularly in the counties of Fermanagh and Tyrone.