Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mine - copper
Horse Island (carbery W. (w.d) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Horse Island (carbery W. (w.d) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Dainish Shaft (1841)
- Coordinates
- 51.51970, -9.45930
- SMR number
- CO149-005001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Off shore island located 0.5km W of Rossbrin Cove, to S of Ballydehob village. Intermittent copper mining 1814-1901 saw exploration of "Danes Works" and "Danes Lodes"; reported discovery of wooden implements of unknown date. No extant primitive workings or stone mauls. (O'Brien 1987)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Mining complexunder 1 mi
- Miner's settlementunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.