Gourock, Drumshantie, Copper Mine
Copper Mine (18th Century)
Site Name Gourock, Drumshantie, Copper Mine
Classification Copper Mine (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Coppermine; Kirn Drive
Canmore ID 240157
Site Number NS27NW 140
NGR NS 24039 76621
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/240157
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Inverkip
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Inverclyde
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS27NW 140 24039 76621
A disused copper mine is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Renfrewshire, 1863, sheet i) to the S of the Gourock Burn in what is now a housing estate named 'Coppermine'. One roofed and one small unroofed building are shown to the E of a small dam and pond.
The copper mine had been worked by an English Company c.1780. Another small outcrop of copper ore was found at the S end of Coves Reservoir (centred NS 2490 7640), but not in sufficient quantities for commercial working (Milne 1958)
Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2003
