Ironstone Mines

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Title

Ironstone Mines

Description

From 1730 to 1737 Iron was mined here and the ore carried by pack horse over the hills to Nethybridge for smelting. In 1841 the mine was opened again for extraction of manganese ore and the conspicuous crushing plant, which used to contain a water wheel, was constructed.

Source

moray

Date

1841

Type

Museum

Identifier

2962

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Well of the Lecht

Place

Tomintoul

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningTime1

10.00-17.00

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

10503

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

AB37 9ES

Citation

“Ironstone Mines,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/2961.

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