Three towers visible from near the top... © Eric Jones

2017

J4976 : Three towers visible from near the top of the main White Sports lead mine shaft

taken 7 years ago, near to Conlig, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Three towers visible from near the top of the main White Sports lead mine shaft

The three are (centre) the windmill stump, the South Engine House chimney (right) and - in the distance - Scrabo Tower (background left).

Conlig lead mines

Between the late 18thc and 1900 a total of 13 mines at Whitespots produced more than 13.9 thousand tonnes of lead. This made them the most important group of ore mines in Ireland. The lead was mined from veins intruded into the Silurian country rocks.Link

The mining area has now been made into a country park.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Public buildings and spaces Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · South Engine House [10] · Windmill Stump [6] · Chimney [5] · Shafts [4] ·

Loading map... (JavaScript required)

Grid Square: J4976, 48 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Eric Jones (more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 30 August, 2017 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 31 August, 2017
Subject Location: Irish: J 493 764 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.8710N 5:41.3263W
Camera Location: Irish: J 493 765
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)

NW	N	NE
W	Go	E
SW	S	SE

Image Type (about): geograph

This page has been viewed about 124 times

Geograph - photograph every grid square

J4976 : Three towers visible from near the top of the main White Sports lead mine shaft

taken 7 years ago, near to Conlig, Co Down, Northern Ireland