Lead Mine (Disused)., County Kerry

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What is recorded here

In pasture, c. 600m N of the Roughty River. Not visible at ground level. The last of the shafts was infilled in living memory. Named 'Lead Mine' on 1846 OS 6-inch map with a rectangular structure (L c. 20m) and nearby shafts indicated.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE093-111

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