Tarf Water
Copper Mine (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Tarf Water
Classification Copper Mine (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Tarf Mills
Canmore ID 183464
Site Number NX36SW 58
NGR NX 3330 6017
NGR Description Centred NX 3330 6017
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/183464
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkcowan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX36SW 58 centred 3330 6017
NX 332 602 On the S bank of the Tarf Water opposite Tarf Mills is a shaft mound, 3m in diameter, comprising a ring of spoil around a conical hollow. The spoil contains copper ore. Some 20m E, but much hidden by undergrowth, is an area of mineral spoil, some drystone retaining walls built against the river bank and a second possible shaft.
Sponsor: Dumfries and Galloway Council.
J Pickin 2000.
