Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mine - copper
Behaghane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Behaghane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Copper Mines (Disused)
- Coordinates
- 51.78871, -10.06725
- SMR number
- KE106-030----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In rough hill pasture, on upper S-facing upper slopes of Coad Mountain. Two shallow 19th-century drivings (5.3m E-W; 4.6m N-S; H 4.2m and 5.3m N-S; 4.8m E-W; H 3.5m) are excavated into the S face of an E-W rocky ridge displaying quartz veins. On the downslope to S are two spreads of quartz stones, the largest of which is c. 14m long.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Mine - copperunder 1 mi
- Mine - copperunder 1 mi
- Hermitageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.