Glendasan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland - Valley - Plastichrome postcard c.1960s

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• Picture / Image:  Valley of Glendasan, [Co. Wicklow], Ireland [near Gelndalough]
• Publisher: Plastichrome / Avon Sales Ltd., Dublin / colour by G.I. Bearcroft
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Glendalough (/ˌɡlɛndəˈlɒx/; Irish: Gleann Dá Loch, meaning "Valley of two lakes") is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. From 1825 to 1957, the head of the Glendalough Valley was the site of a galena lead mine. Glendalough is also a recreational area for picnics, for walking along networks of maintained trails of varying difficulty, and also for rock-climbing.

Camaderry Mountain 699 metres (2,293 ft) which overlooks the upper Glendalough lake from the north shore, contains the Luganure mineral vein which is a source of lead in the form of galena (PbS), and also contains traces of silver.[6] While the main Camaderry mines was in the neighboring Glendasan Valley, a second Miner's Village and processing facilities were constructed at the head of the Glendalough valley, which was nick-named Van Diemen's Land by the miners.[6][7]

In 1859 the Glendasan and Glendalough mines were connected with each other by a series of tunnels called adits, which are now mostly flooded, through the Camaderry mountain. These tunnels helped drain the mineral vein and made it easier to transport ore to Glendalough where it could be more easily processed. The rusted remains of ore crushers can still be seen at the Miner's Village, however, the tramway and inclined rails system are gone.[6][7]

Mining in Glendalough/Glendasan took place in three phases. The first phase from 1825 to 1890 by the Mining Company of Ireland. A second phase took place between 1890 and 1925 by the local Wynne family.[7] The mines were re-opened briefly from 1948 to 1957 after which mining ceased completely.[6]