N8199 : Knocknacran Gypsum Mine

near to Magheracloone and Tullylougherny, Monaghan, Ireland

Knocknacran Gypsum Mine
Knocknacran Gypsum Mine
Opencast workings exploit gypsum for the manufacture of plasterboard. Gypsum is present on a commercial scale in Ireland only in the Kingscourt area.
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N8199   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Mike Simms   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Monday, 3 April, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 6 April, 2006
Category
Quarry   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! N 81 99 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 53:56.3008N 6:45.6097W
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