Miners' Village   

The abandoned Miners' Village at the western end of the Upper Lake, Glendalough sits on a geological divide between granite and mica schist bedrock. Veins of metals formed between the two rock types, principally lead. The mines were in operation on and off for over 150 years before the last one eventually closed in 1965. The remains of many buildings still stand and the spoil heaps descending from the disused mines are clearly visible. The scenery of marshland, cliffs, boulder scree and the steeply descending Glenealo River is quite dramatic.