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Latitude: 56.5138 / 56°30'49"N
Longitude: -4.1282 / 4°7'41"W
OS Eastings: 269138
OS Northings: 737777
OS Grid: NN691377
Mapcode National: GBR JC5H.PQ8
Mapcode Global: WH4M5.KJDT
Entry Name: Wester Tullich, copper mine & associated remains 700m NE of
Scheduled Date: 21 December 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM9163
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Industrial: mines, quarries; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships
Location: Kenmore
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Trossachs and Teith
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument consists of the remains of 19th century copper ore working, situated on the southern side of LOch Tay.
A variety of types of working for copper pyrites are represented, including open cast, cave extraction and shaft working, together with ruins of dwelling houses and other buildings, the remains of a reservior, and associated tracks and waste heaps.
The area to be scheduled is irregular in shape, measuring about 360m from its northernmost point to its southernmost, and about 260m from its westernmost point to its easternmost, to include the visible and below-ground elements of the workings, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as the best-preserved above-ground copper workings in Scotland, illustrating the principal methods of ore-body (rather than vein) extraction. The survival of drystone dwellings in association with the workings is interesting and unusual. The site is also partly designated as a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NN 63 NE 28.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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