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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tooreen bronze age copper mine - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork

Submitted by GaelicLaird on Friday, 15 April 2022  Page Views: 863

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tooreen bronze age copper mine
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Glengarriff
Latitude: 51.785852N  Longitude: 9.574109W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Tooreen bronze age copper mine
Tooreen bronze age copper mine submitted by GaelicLaird : The two adits clearly visible here. Photo taken January 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A bronze age copper mine, in Co. Cork. At the base of an east-facing cliff, in an area of rough rocky hill grazing, to the south-wear of the summit of Esk Mountain. An irregularly shaped opening (L 6m; Wth 4.6m; H 3.4m) on the face of the cliff leads into two smaller D-shaped adits in which there are signs of fire-setting and copper staining.

The adits (L c. 5m; Wth 2m; H 2m and L c. 5m; Wth 1.8m; H 1.2m, respectively), which are separated by a pillar of rock (Wth 0.6m), slope downwards and are partially filled with debris and water. On the rock-face to the N of the main opening, a roughly rectangular-shaped driving (Wth 4.1m; H 0.4-8m; D 2m) slopes upwards into the rock with further traces of fire-setting and copper staining. Officially recorded as monument CO090-012001-

Large stones are scattered in front of the mine entrance, and the steep slope to the S of the entrance appears to contain mine debris. There is a hut site (CO090-012002-) c. 25m to the S.

Hut site officially recorded as monument CO090-012002-
In rough rocky hill grazing to the south of the copper mine site. The remains of a D-shaped hut site (2.6m E-W) defined by a curving stone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.4m) with a straight W side (L 3m) formed by the linear face of the cliff. The stone wall protrudes from the shallow bog. The interior is raised (H 0.3m) at the S and is cut (D 0.5m) into the upslope at N to create a level interior.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

In his book “Bronze Age Copper Mining in Britain and Ireland” (1996) William O’Brien identified the mine at Tooreen as displaying “Mount Gabriel” type characteristics, i.e. a small surface mine located on sedimentary copper beds in the old red sandstone and worked with fire-setting and stone hammers. Radiocarbon dates for Irish copper mines of this type fall largely with the early and middle bronze age, c. 1800 – 1300 BC.

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Tooreen bronze age copper mine
Tooreen bronze age copper mine submitted by GaelicLaird : The hut site CO090-012002 approx 20m south of the mine opening. Photo taken January 2022. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Tooreen bronze age copper mine
Tooreen bronze age copper mine submitted by GaelicLaird : The landscape as seen from the mine looking south to Bantry Bay. Photo taken January 2022. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Tooreen bronze age copper mine
Tooreen bronze age copper mine submitted by GaelicLaird : Nice colouring and a chance facial profile on the right at the northerly driving. Photo taken January 2022. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Tooreen bronze age copper mine
Tooreen bronze age copper mine submitted by GaelicLaird : This driving is located in the same rock outcrop only a few meters to the north of the main adits. Lovely colours displayed in the stone. Photo taken January 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Tooreen bronze age copper mine by Anonymous on Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Perfect timing, we’re off to Ireland tomorrow and should be around Cork next Tuesday.
Will go and have a look
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Raffy
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