Ore was extracted from a 116 metres long, north-northeast trending vein with a slight “S” bend, extending down to 400 metres. All that remains are several shafts and a few ruined walls of buildings of uncertain function, and the stamping mill site alongside a stream to the south.   A BRIEF HISTORY   1818 Allihies … Continue reading Allihies Mines: Caminches by Dan Tietzsch-Taylor