
What is recorded here
Allihies and the copper mine: the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber, the chamber
Coastal mining complex c.1km NW of Allihies. Indicated on OS 6-inch map (1842) as Engine Ho. Remains of foundations of engine house built adjacent to mineshaft. Stump of free-standing chimney (diam. 3.83m; H 2.6m) to NW of engine house. Sub-rectangular earthen banked reservoir to NW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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