LEAD MINE - Bog Shaft, Engine House & Ancillary Structures (c.f. IHR 2633:2 for details)
Description:
This is part of a lead mine & is an Industrial Heritage site, given an SMR no. for scheduling purposes. This site is one of the last remaining engine-houses in Northern Ireland. Other important features are the chimney, shaft, spoil heap, dam and quarry. This complex makes up an important part of what was, in the C19th the major lead mining area in Ireland.
See IHR Down 2634 for details on the site.
Protection: Scheduled
Country: Northern Ireland
District: ARDS
Townland: WHITESPOTS
Period/Subject: C19TH - LEAD MINE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: DOW006:505
[ADS] Import RCN: NISMR-DOW006:505
People Involved:
[Publisher] DoENI Environment and Heritage Service
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