Tomnadashan

Tomnadashan Copper Mine

Tomnadashan (Scottish Gaelic: Tom na Daisein) was a hamlet southwest of Ardtalnaig in Scotland. John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane tried to mine copper, gold, and sulphur there in the 19th century but was unsuccessful. ^{[1] [2]} The copper mine is best known as the filming location for the Cave of Caerbannog scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail .^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Bainbridge, John (1970), "A Nineteenth Century Copper Working: Tomnadashan, Lochtayside", Industrial Archaeology, 7 (1): 60–74
2. Bainbridge, John (1980), "Lord Breadalbane's Mines", Scots Magazine (CXIV): 38–45

56°30′53″N4°07′43″W / 56.5147°N 4.1287°W / 56.5147; -4.1287