N8199 : Knocknacran Gypsum Mine
near to Magheracloone and Tullylougherny, Monaghan, Ireland
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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year taken
2006
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- N8199 (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Mike Simms (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph (First for N8199)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 3 April, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 6 April, 2006
- Category
- Quarry (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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Irish:
N 81 99 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 53:56.3008N 6:45.6097W
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