Cargan, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cargan | Hamlet |
| Co. Antrim | County |
| Northern Ireland | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 59' 35'' North , 6° 10' 55'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glenariff | 1,286 (2016) | 9.7km |
| Broughshane | 2,581 (2016) | 11.3km |
| Carnlough | 1,427 (2016) | 12.2km |
| Cushendall | 1,226 (2016) | 12.3km |
| Dunloy | 1,091 (2016) | 14.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
295168
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295168:6
GUID (UUID V4):
afa9963e-2d88-409b-b75a-0ea47a2f083f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fisherstown
Cargan (from Irish: an Carraigín, meaning 'the small rock') is a hamlet and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Slievenanee in Glenravel – locally known as "The Tenth Glen" along with the more widely known nine Glens of Antrim. It is part of Mid and East Antrim district.
One of the earliest anglicisations of the townland of Cargan is Carrigan. In the late 1800s, the village of Cargan was known as Fisherstown. An iron ore mine was opened up around the same time. The ore was shipped to Barrow-in-Furness, first by horse, then from 1875 by railway to Ballymena. The railway closed in 1937.
An extensive area where multiple basalt deposits sandwich layers of weathered basalt clay material rich in iron and aluminium.
Iron mining was widespread after the mid 1800s. A detailed heritage report was published as:
The Iron Mines of Glenravel by Kevin J. O'Hagan, published by the Glens of Antrim Historical Society, Aug. 2016, vol 8 (1980) and can be found on-line and contains a detailed list of references.
Glenravel is close to Cargan and Newtown Crommelin, both towns largely established to exploit the iron ores. In 1866 over 6 months, 18000 tons of ore valued at £1/ton was shipped to England for smelting.
From the 1870s the value of bauxite as an aluminium ore became appreciated, but exploitation was mostly unsuccessful, though it continued until the mid-1920s. There was a short wartime revival 1940-1944, but nothing after that time.
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargan |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q5039244 |
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- Co. Antrim
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Cargan, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK