Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mine - copper
Garrough, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrough
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Copper Mines (Disused)
- Coordinates
- 51.78767, -10.07597
- SMR number
- KE106-028----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In rough hill pasture, on the upper W-facing upper slopes of Coad Mountain. The 19th-century mine workings consist of two shallow gullies from which quartz rock was extracted. Nearby are three mounds of mainly quartz stones bearing the green stains of copper ore, the largest of which is c. 12m x 6m x 1.5m H.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Mine - copperunder 1 mi
- Hermitageunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.