Earth Science Conservation Review
| Miner's Hole, Silent Valley | Down |
| Site Type: | Stream gully |
| Site Status: | local interest |
| Grid Reference: | J302243 |
| Google maps: | 54.15169,-6.00718 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Tertiary (Eocene, Palaeocene) |
| Rock Name: | Granite, Mourne Mountains Granites |
| Rock Type: | Granite |
| Interest | |
| Minerals: | Hematite |
Description:
Miner's Hole is a gully about 150 m from the west bank of the Silent Valley Reservoir on the lower course of the Miner's Hole River. It has yielded specular iron ore, a lustrous black variety of hematite (iron oxide), in the past, occurring as a vein lining in the G3 granite of the area.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Miner's Hole, Silent Valley, County Down, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=565. Accessed on 2026-02-09 |
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