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Mine

Burren (Tullyhaw By., Tuam ED), County Cavan, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mine, Burren, County Cavan, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Burren (Tullyhaw By., Tuam ED)
County
Cavan
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.26646, -7.87973
SMR number
CV004-067----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located within forestry at the base of a NE-facing limestone outcrop (H c. 6m) in the gorge (L c. 100m; Wth c. 25m) known as the Giant’s Leap. The mine was located by Séanus Ó hUltacháin c. 2010 and confirmed by the geologist Dr. Kristen Lemon and the archaeologist Killian Driscoll, who also provided details of the monument. The mine is a subrectangular man-made recess (Wth c. 4.3m; D c. 1-6-4m; H 0.8-1.1m) which has a central supporting pillar (Wth at base c. 0.5m; D c. 1m) at its outer edge. Layers of chert are contained in the Dartry Limestone Formation exposed in the mine at the base of the cliff and at a higher level. A second mine (Wth c. 2.4m; D c. 2.8m; H c. 1.3m) is at the base of the same outcrop c. 10m to the WNW. (Driscoll 2017)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 18 February 2020

Driscoll, K. 2017. LIR Lithotheque Ireland. https://lithicsireland.ie/archaeology_projects_returning_source_flint_provenancing.html#giants-leap-chert-q
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Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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