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Fee Donald Mine Fee Donald Mines [Cross Vein Level] Fee Donald Mines [Smiddy Vein workings]
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Ardnamurchan, Strontian, Fee Donald, Argyllshire.
| NGR: | NM 85728 66498 |
| WGS84: | 56.74074, -5.50529 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 320 m |
| Geology: | Lead |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, SAM |
| Registry: | second |
Site of a lead mine shaft on the Smiddy (aka Smithy) Vein.
See 'Fee Donald Mine' [site #750] for background info.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: The Smiddy Vein trends about 3° N. of W., and its course can be traced by old workings for a distance of about a quarter of a mile west of the burn. It hades at 77° to the north, varies in width from 4 to 9 ft., and consists mainly of calcite, a good deal of decomposed basalt, together with galena, pyrites, barytes, strontianite, celestine, harmatome and quartz. The country-rock is mainly red, felspathic gneiss [BGS Earthwise]
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-07-08 16:59:50
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