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Shaque Hill, near DundrumDown
Site number:564
ESCC:EM
Locality Type:Spoil, Trial mine and spoil Status: local interest
Grid Reference: J392365 Centroid
Google maps: 54.25886,-5.86389
County: DownCouncil area:Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
Site Description
image: 0564a.jpg Shaque Hill, near Dundrum, Co.Down, May 1997.
Shaque Hill, near Dundrum, Co.Down, May 1997.
Highlights:
Trace galena in mine spoil.
Description:
image: 0564b.jpg Shaque Hill, near Dundrum, Co.Down, May 1997: trial excavation.
Shaque Hill, near Dundrum, Co.Down, May 1997: trial excavation.
Traces of galena were found in spoil material from a small (3m deep, 10m long) trial excavation for lead ore on the south side of Shaque Hill. This is a different locality to that recorded on the GSNI Mineral Database described as ‘200yds. WNW of Shaque Hill’, where nothing was found.
Conclusions:
The site was considered not worthy of designation.
Keywords
Minerals:Galena
Uses
Uses:Waste ground within Shaque Hill Farm, used for motorbike scrambling.
Record type: ESCR report Recorded by: R. Nawaz and N.R. Moles
Entered by: E M Porter
Last updated:07 MAY 68
 Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Shaque Hill, near Dundrum, County Down, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=564. Accessed on 2026-11-08.

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