
What is recorded here
Lead mine complex, reopened 1836, including (south): Freestanding chimney on a circular plan. Now disused. Part creeper- or ivy-covered red brick Common bond walls on cut-granite beaded cushion course on rendered or roughcast base with capping now missing; (north): Freestanding chimney on a circular plan. Now disused. Creeper- or ivy-covered red brick Common bond walls on cut-granite beaded cushion course on overgrown base with capping now missing. Set in wooded grounds.
A pair of eye-catching chimneys surviving as an interesting relic of the ill-fated lead mine complex reopened (1836) by John Howlin (1797-1857) of nearby Ballyhighland (see 15701908).
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Places near here
Ballyhighlandmill (water) · 465 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / ringfort · 614 yd
Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptistchurch/chapel · 1606 yd
Embanked enclosureFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.0 mi
Ruin of a small castleRuins · 2.6 mi
SlievebaunMountain / peak · 4.6 mi
Pedunculate OakPedunculate Oak · 4.6 mi
Mount LeinsterMountain · 8.0 miOther information
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