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Narrow ledge above mine (CO139-026012-); shallow inclined working driven 285° into E-facing rock scarp. Excavation removed c. 0.3m of sediment containing stone mauls; mine contains similar depth of water today. Overal llength c. 2.5m; entrance (Wth 3.3m; H 0.8m); interior (Wth 3m; H 0.5m). Rock extract processed in large dumps outside mines (CO139-048---; CO139-049---). (O'Brien 1987: mine 11)
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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