Earth Science Conservation Review
| Shaque Hill, near Dundrum | Down |
| Site Type: | Spoil, Trial mine and spoil |
| Site Status: | local interest |
| Grid Reference: | J392365 |
| Google maps: | 54.25886,-5.86389 |
| Rocks | |
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| Interest | |
| Minerals: | Galena |
Summary of site:
This is the site of a small exploratory excavation into the local Silurian rocks of the Hawick Group in search of exploitable minerals. The modest heap of spoil has yielded meagre amounts of galena (lead sulphide), the chief ore of lead.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Shaque Hill, near Dundrum, County Down, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=564. Accessed on 2026-04-16 |
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