What is recorded here

84m N of mines (CO139-053---); on E slope of Mt. Gabriel. Large working driven into base of prominent E-facing rock scarp. Mine entrance infilled with spoil from associated dumps; narrow gap (Wth 1m; H 0.3m) allows access into chamber (L c. 6m; Wth c. 3-4m; H c. 1.5m); rubble floor with flooding near backwall. (O'Brien 1987: mine 9) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1970).

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