Van Diemen's Mine, ruins in County Wicklow

What is recorded here

Map note: Van Diemen's Mine, ruins, is mapped in County Wicklow, Ireland. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.

Van Diemen's Mine is recorded as a ruins in County Wicklow.

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