Achavrasdale
Ironstone Mine (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Achavrasdale
Classification Ironstone Mine (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 295294
Site Number NC96SE 127
NGR NC 98633 64711
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295294
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
NC96SE 127 98633 64711
(Location cited as NC 987 647) Achavrasdale: This iron mine in Caithness appeared to be working until 1873.
Grampian Speloeological Group (2008)
The surface buildings are depicted as roofed and named on the Ordnance Survey 1st-edition, 25-inch map (Caithness, 1878) as 'Mine (Ironstone)'. The railway line spur appears to have been dismantled.
Information from RCAHMS (MMD), 21 July 2008.
