ESCR - College Mine, Carryhugh

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College Mine, Carryhugh	Armagh

Site number:	566
ESCC:	EM
Locality Type:	Spoil, Trial mine and spoil	Status:	local interest
Grid Reference:	H806335 Centroid
Google maps:	54.2445,-6.76362
County:	Armagh	Council area:	Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

Site Description
College Mine, Carryhugh, Co.Armagh, May 1997.
Highlights:
Former lead mine with spoil containing galena.
Introduction:
College Mine is located on the east side of Carryhugh Glen c.120m north of the farmhouse (nearest vehicular access). It is reached by crossing a nettle- and gorse-overgrown field.
Description:
College Mine, Carryhugh, Co.Armagh, May 1997: shaft. The site comprises: (a) a 2m-wide, flooded, walled shaft, which has recently (1997) become exposed due to collapse of a tree, (b) a largely obscured ‘partially open stope’ and (c) a largely overgrown spoil heap adjoining these features and the stream. College Mine, Carryhugh, Co.Armagh, May 1997: overgrown spoil heap. Spoil material comprises brecciated shale, dolomite-veined greywacke with minor disseminated pyrite, early-stage milky quartz and late-stage vuggy calcite veins; only one small (2-3mm) galena crystal was observed (samples collected for the Ulster Museum).
Conclusions:
There is a limited quantity and poor quality of specimen material. The site is hazardous (open shaft) and difficult to access. Therefore designation is not recommended.

Keywords
Minerals:	Calcite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz
Rocks:	Greywacke, Shale


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. College Mine, Carryhugh, County Armagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=566. Accessed on 2026-11-06.

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