Tom A' Mhein
Graphite Mine (19th Century)
Site Name Tom A' Mhein
Classification Graphite Mine (19th Century)
Canmore ID 12172
Site Number NH23NE 1
NGR NH 2856 3842
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12172
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmorack
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH23NE 1 2856 3842.
(NH 2856 3842) Lead Mine. (Disused) (NAT)
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
A lead mine which has not been worked "for some years" (prior to c.1870). It consists of a ditch driven a short distance along the vein of ore. Remains of a smelting hearth exist nearby, together with a stamping mill, water-wheel etc. which were falling into decay at the time.
Name Book 1870
Graphite was mined here for a short time at the beginning of the 19th c; in 1818 5 tons were produced.
D D C P Mould 1950
A disused opencast lead mine generally as described in the ONB. The stamping mill and water-wheel cannot be identified, although the three mine buildings survive almost to roof height.
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 October 1966.
Note (5 June 2018)
The Name Book description (OS1/17/50/98) attributed to this site by the Ordnance Survey is incorrect (‘‘A lead mine which has not been worked "for some years" (prior to c.1870)…stamping mill, water-wheel etc. which were falling into decay at the time’). The mine described is located near Loch na Meine and listed under site NH33NE 3.
Information from David Glass, 5 June 2018
