Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mine - copper
An Ráth (dún Cíaráin Theas), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Ráth (dún Cíaráin Theas)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.74256, -10.13865
- SMR number
- KE106-144----
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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
A normally flooded trench in bedrock, 2m long by 0.6m wide at surface, gives access to a partially backfilled underground chamber approximately 2m high by 2m wide by 3.6m plus long. When flooded, the trench has the appearance of a peaty pool, completely concealing the workings. The spoil heap, roughly 20m square in area contains numerous examples of broken stone mining mauls. There is no obvious copper mineralisation present.
Compiled by: Alastair Lings
Date of upload: 30 July 2015
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Mine - copperunder 1 mi
- Mine - copperunder 1 mi
- Church1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.