Armagh, South Australia
- 137 km (85 mi) north of Adelaide
- 3 km (2 mi) west of Clare
Localities around Armagh: | ||
Hart | Bungaree | Stanley Flat |
Benbournie, Blyth | Armagh | Clare |
Boconnoc Park, Kybunga | Emu Flat, Spring Gully | Spring Farm |
Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 137 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.
History
The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland.[citation needed] It was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby Emu Flat. The mine was built as part of a mania for copper mining prompted by the large copper finds at Burra and Kapunda but, though some mining efforts continued until 1910, was never successful commercially.[2]
The town today
Today the hills around Armagh are known for the production of wine and olive oil. Most of the old town has vanished leaving only a brick kiln, claypit, a few houses and the Miner’s Home Hotel, now a private museum.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Armagh (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Noye, Robert J. (1980). CLARE – A District History. Hawthorndene, South Australia: Investigator Press. pp. 118–123.
External links
- Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council
- Clare Valley Tourism
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- Alma
- Anama
- Armagh
- Auburn
- Barinia
- Benbournie
- Black Springs
- Bungaree
- Boconnoc Park
- Clare
- Emu Flat
- Farrell Flat
- Giles Corner
- Gillentown
- Halbury
- Hill River
- Hilltown
- Hoyleton
- Leasingham
- Manoora
- Marrabel
- Mintaro
- Penwortham
- Polish Hill River
- Rhynie
- Riverton
- Saddleworth
- Salter Springs
- Sevenhill
- Spring Farm
- Spring Gully
- Stanley
- Stanley Flat
- Steelton
- Stockport
- Tarlee
- Tarnma
- Tothill Belt
- Tothill Creek
- Undalya
- Waterloo
- Watervale
- Woolshed Flat
- Clare Valley
- Gilbert River
- Hill River
- Hutt River
- Wakefield River
- Skilly Hills
- Finnis Point
- Peters Hill
- Spring Gully Conservation Park
- Northern Mount Lofty Ranges