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Copper mine

Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of

Scotland
HES SM5666
Site type
Copper mine
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rassal copper mine is a worked mineral deposit situated 900 metres north-east of Rassal in Ross-shire, Scotland. The mine exploits copper-bearing veins within the Durness Group dolostone of Whiterock age, part of the region's distinctive Cambrian geology. This limestone-based bedrock provided the host rock for mineralisation that attracted extraction activity, likely during the 18th or 19th century when Scottish copper mining expanded beyond the main centres of the south-west.

The site represents the intensive industrial mineral prospecting that characterised the Highlands during this period, when improving transport links and rising demand for copper made remote deposits economically viable. The workings are now designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's protection (SM5666), reflecting their historical significance to Scottish mining heritage.

Today the mine survives as evidence of the landscape transformation wrought by industrial extraction. The exposed Durness strata and excavated workings remain a record of how mineralisation in this particular geology was once valued and worked, contributing to understanding of how copper-mining enterprise extended into the north of Scotland.

Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5666. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of?

Rassal copper mine is a worked mineral deposit situated 900 metres north-east of Rassal in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5666.

Who is responsible for protecting Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of?

Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5666.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Couldoran,settlement 1050m E of (0.9 km), Strome Castle (7.9 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Couldoran,settlement 1050m E of
Settlement0.9 km
Strome Castle
7.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of

Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of stands on Durness Group, bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is dolostone.

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Around Rassal,copper mine 900m NE of

Battle of Glenshiel 1719Battle (1719) · ~20.7 miles
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